Felt v. Mitchell
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Hancock Circuit Court; Robert L. Mason, Judge. Action by Edward W. Pelt and another against John P. Mitchell. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtComstock, J.
Appellants, as copartners in the practice of the law, sued appellee for attorneys’ fees alleged to be due to them for professional services rendered to him in certain cases in which he was the defendant.
Issues were formed by defendant’s answer in two paragraphs: (1) General denial; (2) setting up the six-year statute of limitations, to which plaintiffs replied by denial.
There was evidence tending to show the employment, services rendered by virtue thereof, and the value of the services. At the conclusion of plaintiffs’ evidence the court directed the jury to return a verdict for the…
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