Stearns v. . Field
New York Court of Appeals
The nature of the action and the material questions presented in this case appear in the following extracts from the opinion: “ The complaint exhibited a claim for 1 fair and reasonable compensation ’ for services rendered the defendant at his request, and upon the trial sufficient evidence was produced to call for its submission to the jury.
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The nature of the action and the material questions presented in this case appear in the following extracts from the opinion: “ The complaint exhibited a claim for 1 fair and reasonable compensation ’ for services rendered the defendant at his request, and upon the trial sufficient evidence was produced to call for its submission to the jury. Their verdict does not exceed the sum proven, but it was established by the opinions of witnesses answering a question objected to by the defendant ‘ as being purely hypothetical, assuming facts not proved.’ It should be observed that neither the…
1Opinion of the Court
Danforth, J.,
reads for affirmance.
Andrews, Ch. J., Miller and Finoh, JJ., concur.
Rapallo, Earl and Tract. JJ., dissent.
Judgment affirmed.
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