Bolte v. Rainville

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

Complainants sued defendants severally at law for the value of services rendered by them as attorneys and counsellors-atlaw and incidental disbursements. Defendants answered separately admitting their liability for the reasonable value of the services and averring payments, “under protest,” in excess of such value. They each counter-claimed for the excess pajfments so alleged. On complainants’ motion, the law court struck out the counter-claims on the ground that they did not “sufficiently plead facts showing mistake, fraud or duress,” with…