Egan v. Burnight
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Minnehaha County. Hon. Joseph W. JONES, Judge. Action by George W. Egan against Alice E. Burnight, to recover upon an express contract for legal services. From a judgment for Plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, Defendant áppeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Minnehaha County. Hon. Joseph W. JONES, Judge. Action by George W. Egan against Alice E. Burnight, to recover upon an express contract for legal services. From a judgment for Plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, Defendant áppeals. (1) Under point one of the opinion, Appellant cited: Morrow v. Board of Education of City of 'Chamberlain, 7 S. D. 553; Romeym v. Sickles, 108 N. Y. 650; Farmholz v. Taylor, 13’ la. 500; Modell Township v. King Company, 41 Pac. 1059 (Kan.); Swarthout v. Lucas, 101 Mich. 609; Elliott v. Caldwell, 43 Minn. 357; Powder River…
1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, J.
This action was brought to recover a sum claimed due on an express contract. The complaint set forth that plaintiff was retained by defendant on March 20, 19x1, to look after her interests in a divorce action then pending against her; that he was ten secure the withdrawal of certain objectional matters contained in the petition for divorce, to1 make a satisfactory settlement between defendant and her husband of their property intei'r ests and the custody of their children, and, unless a satisfactory settlement was made, to appear in a fight of said divorce case in open court; that defendant…
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- Hill v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
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- Thomas v. Turner's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
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