Conner v. Harper

HIGGINS, Justice.

The plaintiff is seeking to recover certain bonds and interest coupons aggregating $5,133, alleged to have been illegally retained by the defendant as his attorney’s fee; and, in the alternative, if the bonds have been previously disposed of by the defendant, the plaintiff prays for a moneyed judgment for that amount, with legal interest from judicial demand until paid. The plaintiff alleges that lie does not owe the defendant an attorney’s fee, but, should the Court conclude he is entitled to one, that the amount the defendant has charged is exorbitant.

The defendant filed…