Wilber v. Robinson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Barton Circuit Court, Hon. D. P. Stratton, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This suit is brought to require defendant to render an account of his stewardship as plaintiff’s attorney in legal matters in which she had theretofore employed him. The judgment was for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Barton Circuit Court, Hon. D. P. Stratton, Judge. Statement of case by the court. This suit is brought to require defendant to render an account of his stewardship as plaintiff’s attorney in legal matters in which she had theretofore employed him. The judgment was for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The case was submitted on an agreed statement of facts, by which it appeared that, in August, 1874, defendant, being a practicing attorney, received a letter from plaintiff inquiring about the foreclosure of a mortgage held by her on lands in Barton and Yernon counties, to which…
1Opinion of the Court
Ellison, J..
From the agreed facts set forth in the *166statement of this canse, it appears that defendant has not been gnilty of any fraud on plaintiff, but, on the contrary, his conduct has evidenced good faith throughout. It further appears that the land, though since of greater value, brought the best price obtainable at the sale. It also appears that defendant informed plaintiff, in May, 1876, that he had bid in the land, but would deed it to her if she so desired, she, of course, paying the expenses, costs, etc. She replied to this letter, but sent no money and onl/ complained of the…
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- Ward v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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