Legal Opinion
Smits v. Hogan
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1904No. 4911PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Irwin, J., entered July 21, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
Appellant brought this suit against respondent to recover alleged damages. The complaint, in substance, avers, that respondent is an attorney at law; that he maliciously, and without reasonable or proper cause, stirred up one Erickson, the latter being insolvent and in indigent circumstances, to prosecute an action against appellant for alleged malpractice as a physician *291and surgeon; that the following written agreement was executed between said Erickson and respondent, to wit:
“It is hereby agreed by and between John 0. Hogan and John Erickson as follows: That the said Hogan is to act as…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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