Clonts v. Spurway

Defendant in Error as complainant below brought suit upon a promissory note against plaintiff in error as defendant below. After a demurrer to the declaration was overruled defendant Mrs. S. L. A. Clonts, widow, filed two pleas, in the first of which she denies that plaintiff had become obligated to pay reasonable attorney fees for its services; and in the second plea denies that ten per cent of the debt would be a reasonable attorney's fee. The pleas contained no denial of the obligation evidenced by the note as to principal and interest, and plaintiff forthwith moved for and obtained from…