Rowell v. Ross
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the reasonable value of services rendered as an attorney at law in the collection of a claim,-brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Reed, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiff. Error and new trial ordered. The plaintiff is an attorney and counselor at law, and has been engaged in the general practice of his profession at Stamford for over fifteen years.
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Action to recover the reasonable value of services rendered as an attorney at law in the collection of a claim,-brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Reed, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiff. Error and new trial ordered. The plaintiff is an attorney and counselor at law, and has been engaged in the general practice of his profession at Stamford for over fifteen years. From May 24th, 1909, to June 29th, 1911, the plaintiff rendered services in and about the collection of a judgment which the defendant Ross had…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The questions raised by this appeal are, whether the trial court erred in finding that the plain tiff’s services were rendered under the special contract set forth in the second defense, and if so, whether, upon the tender being proved, the court erred in rendering judgment for the defendants with costs, although the money was not paid into court.
Appellant claims that the finding of the court as to the character of the employment is, in effect, an inference of law from the correspondence disclosed by the record; and also claims that even if the finding of the court as to the character of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hatch v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
3Cited by5 opinions
- Burns v. KoellmerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Rowell v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Rowell v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Katz v. Commercial Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- First National Bank & Trust Co. v. BlakesleeConnecticut Superior Court · 1937