Dorr v. Dudley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pollc District Court.— Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Action to recover the balance of an alleged unaccounted-for collection made by defendants, who are attorneys at law. Defendants admitted the collection, and pleaded a proper accounting therefor. They also pleaded a counterclaim and asked judgment for a small sum as a balance due. Plaintiff replied, admitting part of the counterclaim and denying other items.
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Appeal from Pollc District Court.— Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. Action to recover the balance of an alleged unaccounted-for collection made by defendants, who are attorneys at law. Defendants admitted the collection, and pleaded a proper accounting therefor. They also pleaded a counterclaim and asked judgment for a small sum as a balance due. Plaintiff replied, admitting part of the counterclaim and denying other items. By consent the case was tried to a referee, who made his findings of fact and conclusions of law recommending judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $273.30. Exceptions were taken…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The appeal challenges the ruling of the trial court taxing part of the costs to plaintiff and the finding of the referee and of the court that defendants were’ entitled to compensation for services rendered prior to January 24, 1898, and particularly for services rendered by defendants upon the appeal to this court of a case entitled Door v. Alford, 111 Iowa, 278. The proposition as to costs we shall dispose of after settling the other matters involved.
1. Attorney and client: liability for services. There is no doubt that defendants rendered the services for which they made charges and which…
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- Dorr v. AlfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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