Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Towne
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1939No. Civ. 10800PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNourse, P. J.
William S. McClure died March 14, 1936. Charles S. Wheeler, Jr., presented his claim for legal services, performed for deceased over a period of approximately eleven and one-half years, to defendant, as executor of the estate of deceased. It was rejected, and thereupon Wheeler assigned his claim to plaintiff, and this action upon the rejected claim was commenced on December 9, 1936. Verdict and judgment were in favor of plaintiff, and defendant appealed from the judgment and the order denying his motion for new trial.
The complaint was in two counts, the first for the reasonable value of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Hagan v. McNaryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by30 opinions
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