Legal Opinion
Peters v. McPherson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1911No. 9124PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kitsap county, Yakey, J., entered March 2, 1910, in favor of the plaintiffs upon the pleadings, in an action on contract.
1Per curiam
The respondents, who are attorneys at law, brought this action to recover for professional services. Judgment was awarded them upon the pleadings after answer filed, and the sufficiency of the answer to raise an issue is the question presented on this appeal.
*497That portion of the pleadings material to be considered are the following. In the complaint it was alleged:
“(2) That on or about the 1st day of August, 1904, defendant employed plaintiffs as his attorneys, to defend a certain suit brought against him, entitled Edward E. Sweeney vs. John F. McPherson et al. in the superior court of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Penter v. Staight & BeaversWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Town of Denver v. City of Spokane FallsWashington Supreme Court · 1893
- Proulx v. Stetson & Post Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1893
- Seattle National Bank v. MeerwaldtWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Hansen v. DohertyWashington Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by7 opinions
- McNeff v. CapistranWashington Supreme Court · 1922
- Sinko v. SinkoWashington Supreme Court · 1951
- David v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Co. of New YorkWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. v. Southern Publishing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1916
- State v. McCollumWashington Supreme Court · 1943
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