Ellis v. Woodburn
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of El Dorado County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court,
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
— This is an action by the plaintiff, who is an attorney at law, to recover from defendant the sum of one thousand dollars, alleged to be due on account of professional services rendered by plaintiff to defendant.
The plaintiff recovered judgment for the sum demanded, and the defendant appeals from such judgment and an order refusing him a new trial.
The complaint is in two counts, the first of which states, in substance, that defendant retained plaintiff as his attorney, and that as such attorney, and upon his said retainer, he rendered services in defending a case in the superior court of El…
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