Shakespeare v. Baughman
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Yan Burén; Buck, J. Assumpsit by William Shakespeare against Calvin Baughman for professional services. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The plaintiff, a lawyer, recovered a verdict and judgment for professional services, rendered upon an alleged agreement to obtain the appointment of a guardian for an incompetent person for the sum of $700, $100 of which he admitted receiving. The case went to the jury upon the single question whether the contract alleged was proved. Counsel for the defendant attempted to cross-examine the plaintiff in relation to the amount and details of the work done. He also asked the plaintiff if he had tried contested cases frequently in the last 15 or 16 years. But the court sustained objections to the…
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