Ellis v. Butler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Floyd District Court. — Hon. John C. Sherwin, Judge. Action to recover an amount alleged to be due by virtue of an agreement of settlement for services rendered by plaintiffs as attorneys. A judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The petition alleges that plaintiffs are attorneys and counsellors, and have been engaged in the practice of their profession at Charles City for more than ten years ; that about February, 1888, they were retained by defendant, and employed by him with reference to a claim he made against one Griffin, and with reference to agreements made and difficulties which might arise between him and Griffin ; that it was agreed that the compensation of plaintiffs should depend upon *634the amount which should be received by defendant on his claim ; that plaintiffs spent a large amount of time in…
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