Jackson v. Riviera Development Co.

Stolz, Judge.

Riviera Development Corporation (plaintiff), as transferee, sued Lee Jackson (defendant) on a promissory note originally payable to Clarence C. Crockett. The defendant filed a counterclaim seeking the recovery for the reasonable value of his services. On the trial of the case, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the promissory-note suit for $10,000 and in favor of the defendant for $5,000 in the value-of-services suit. Thereafter, the court entered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000 together with cost of court. The defendant appeals from the…