Miller v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 189, Jan. T., 1910, by defendant from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1909, No. 668, on verdict for plaintiff in case of E. Spencer Miller v. Philadelphia. Assumpsit for counsel fee. Before Staake, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $5,830. Defendant appealed. Error assigned among others was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The appellee rendered valuable professional services to the city of Philadelphia as assistant counsel associated with the city solicitor in litigation resulting from the investigation of certain contracts with D. J. McNichol for municipal improvements, and that he ought to be paid the very reasonable compensation for which he asks is not to be doubted; but that is not the question before us on this appeal. What we are to decide is whether, under *198the admitted facts, he was entitled to the judgment which he recovered in the court below.
The appellee was employed as…
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