Smith v. Dupree
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Harris County Court; A. E. Amerman, Judge. Action by Blake Dupree against Elijah Smith. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJames, C. J.
The amended petition of Blake Dupree alleged legal services rendered appellant up to November 13, 1895, and sued for a fee of $350, a reasonable fee, and agreed to be paid by appellant, he promising on or about January 1, 1896, to pay same to plaintiff, and is indebted for same to plaintiff, with 6 per cent, interest from said last-named date. In view of a plea of limitations, the amended petition alleged, further, that from January 1, 1896, up to and during the year 1906, plaintiff frequently saw Elijah Smith, and on the occasion of each meeting Smith, on being asked to pay the fee,…
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