Bergen v. Frisbie

Defendant Frisbie had certain matters pertaining to timber land entries made by him pending before the secretary of the interior at Washington. He had paid two thousand and fifty dollars to the government upon these entries, and was desirous of the issuance of the patents to him for the land. These matters had been long delayed in the land department, whereupon defendant entered into a contract with plaintiffs, whereby he engaged their services as attorneys for the purpose of having the said entries ratified and declared valid; and *169if such ratification and confirmation could not be…