Wall v. Benningfield

Hall, Justice.

Wall sued his former client, Benningfield, and one Dearing for attorney fees, damages and additional relief. The theory of the complaint was that defendants had conspired to defeat Wall’s valid claim for attorney fees by entering a notation of satisfaction on a fi. fa. when no actual satisfaction was recovered by Benningfield. Presumably, Wall had hoped to collect the judgment and become entitled to attorney fees therefor under a contingent fee contract between him and Benningfield.

When the matter came on for trial, a jury of six persons was impaneled pursuant to Code Ann. §§…