Dolf v. Schlactenhaufen

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

In an action for the recovery of $500 as the reasonable value of legal services furnished by plaintiff to defendant, the trial court made findings that during the months of January and February 1960 plaintiff had furnished such services to defendant and that the reasonable value thereof was the sum of $250. Defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial. He contends that this award was excessive.

The record establishes that plaintiff was a duly licensed attorney in the city of Minneapolis with many years’ experience in his profession; that diking…