Harris v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the County Court of the City and County of Denver. Hon. Ben B. Lvndsey, Judge. Action by M. H. McLaughlin against Edna H.. Harris. From a judgment for plaintiff on appeal from a judgment against her in the justice court, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maxwell
Appellant sued her husband for a divorce. Appellee was her counsel in that proceeding. Negotiations for a settlement of the divorce proceedings *460were consummated February 9, 1900. Before the signing of the settlement agreement between appellant and her husband, counsel for the husband insisted that unless appellee would accept $50.00 in full settlement of all his services in the divorce proceedings, the settlement agreement would not be signed by the husband. Whereupon appellant and appellee retired to an adjoining room and appellant said to appellee that she desired the settlement agreement…
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