Elkin v. Rives
Mississippi Supreme Court
Erom the circuit court of Noxubee county. Hon Q-uion Q. Hall, Judge. Elkin apd another, appellants, were plaintiffs in the court below; Rives, appellee, was defendant there. Erom a judgment in defendant’s favor, plaintiff’s appealed to the supreme court. In 1900, appellants borrowed $1,000 from one Cooper, and, to secure same, gave a deed of trust on some property. They also gave their note payable in one year from date.
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Erom the circuit court of Noxubee county. Hon Q-uion Q. Hall, Judge. Elkin apd another, appellants, were plaintiffs in the court below; Rives, appellee, was defendant there. Erom a judgment in defendant’s favor, plaintiff’s appealed to the supreme court. In 1900, appellants borrowed $1,000 from one Cooper, and, to secure same, gave a deed of trust on some property. They also gave their note payable in one year from date. The note provided that “if not paid at maturity and collected by an attorney, or by legal proceedings an additional sum of ten per cent on the amount of this note shall be…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
In those cases in which a dry, naked trustee has been allowed attorneys fees for services, such as Lowries appeal, 1 Grant, Cas. 373, and Babcock v. Hubbard, 56 Gonn., 284, 15 Atl. 791, the professional services have usually been rendered in litigating cases or in conducting suits. In both the cases referred to, the trustee had been employed as attorney before he acted as trustee, and was a mere holder of legal title. In all the other cases that we have been able to find, trustees have been denied compensation for professional services. See…
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