McBratney v. Chandler
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Miami District Court. ■ Action brought by McBratney against J. F. Chandler and J. L. J. Chandler, as administrators of the estate of Charles Sims, deceased, for moneys received by said Sims in his lifetime, belonging to the said plaintiff, as attorney’s fees in the prosecution of the matter of the Miami Indians of Kansas, in the city of Washington, D. C. Trial at the May Term, 1876, of the district court, and judgment for the defendants.
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Error from Miami District Court. ■ Action brought by McBratney against J. F. Chandler and J. L. J. Chandler, as administrators of the estate of Charles Sims, deceased, for moneys received by said Sims in his lifetime, belonging to the said plaintiff, as attorney’s fees in the prosecution of the matter of the Miami Indians of Kansas, in the city of Washington, D. C. Trial at the May Term, 1876, of the district court, and judgment for the defendants. McBratney brings the case to this court. The opinion contains a sufficient statement of the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This action was originally commenced in the probate court of Miami county, by the plaintiff, Eobert McBratney, against the defendants above named, for moneys had and received by Charles Sims, in his lifetime, belonging to the said McBratney, as attorney’s fees, in the prosecution of the matter of the Miami Indians of Kansas, in the city of Washington, D. C., as follows:
May 12, 1872, cash,.................§170
Dec. 15, 1873, cash,.................175
Nov. 1, 1874, cash,.................950
§1,295
_ # With interest on the respective sums from the…
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