McGraw v. Township of Lake

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered in the sum of $10,000 by the circuit court after a trial without a jury. Plaintiff, an attorney-at-law, declared on an agreement for legal services performed by him for defendant in the appeal of Township of Lake v. Millar, 257 Mich. 135, a county drain case. It is his claim that it was agreed that a retainer of $300 was to be payment in full unless he succeeded in obtaining a reversal or modification of the circuit' court decree, in which event he was to receive “reasonable compensation.” A bill for professional services in the sum of $17,500 was…