Casey v. Vandeventer

This was a suit to recover on an alleged contract for legal services. Appellee claimed to be entitled, under an agreement, to a specific share in a fee received by appellant. The cause was submitted to the court without a jury. There was a finding and judgment in favor of appellee.

It is sought to reverse the judgment because it is alleged that the finding of the trial court is not justified by the evidence, and, second, because it is said that appellee could only recover by proving the contract precisely as set out in the bill of particulars, with a preponderance of the evidence.

So far as the…