Page v. Avila

This is an action in assumpsit brought by a firm of New York attorneys against the defendants, residents of this state, to recover compensation for legal services.

The trial in the superior court resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of $3,200. The case is before us on exceptions of the defendants to the admission of evidence, to instructions to the jury and to the denial of their motion for a new trial. The defendants’ main contention is that the verdict is excessive.

The services in question were rendered by the plaintiffs in a dispute between two corporate groups over certain…