Cosgrove v. Leonard
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court. — Hon. D. W. Shackleford, Judge. (1) The evidence of the value of the services of Cosgrove & Johnston was all oneway; there was no conflict whatever as to their valúe. The only question in issue before the jury was whether they had been employed.
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Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court. — Hon. D. W. Shackleford, Judge. (1) The evidence of the value of the services of Cosgrove & Johnston was all oneway; there was no conflict whatever as to their valúe. The only question in issue before the jury was whether they had been employed. The jury found that there was an employment, and there being no conflict of testimony about the value of. the services, the jury should have found that plaintiffs were entitled to the full amount sued for. The conclusion must in the very nature of things depend on the testimony of experts and the jury should have…
1Opinion of the Court
DIVISION TWO.
Burgess, J.
This is an action for services rendered defendants by Cosgrove & Johnston, a law firm composed of John Cosgrove and James H. Johnston. Plaintiffs sue for the sum of $4,400 for legal services rendered defendants at their request, the sum of $340.15 for moneys, paid out and expended in defraying traveling and other necessary expenses, in and about defendants’ business, less $142.03 with which they credit defendants. The answer is a general denial.
The case was tried to a jury who rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for the sum of $2,368.03.
In due time plaintiffs…
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