Cook, Flanagan & Berst v. Clausing

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding attorney fees.

The issue framed by the defendants’ answer to the plaintiffs’ complaint, and by the defendants’ counterclaim and plaintiffs’ reply thereto, is whether the plaintiffs’ attorneys negligently performed services, and if so, whether they were liable for damages resulting therefrom to the defendants.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding them $4,500 for services performed, and necessarily found against the defendants on the malpractice issue.

The defendants’ assignments of error are…