Porter v. Bergen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

By the decree below, dated January 4th, 1895, the defendant was adjudged to hold the premises described in the bill in trust for the complainant, subject to any moneys due the defendant on settlement of the account between the parties, and a reference was ordered to a: master to state the account, in which he was directed to allow the defendant $1,000 as counsel fee for services rendered by him to the complainant. The master reported March 14th, 1895, and each party filed exceptions. On hearing the exceptions, the court credited the defendant…