Sapiro v. Marquis

Plaintiff Aaron Sapiro appeals from a judgment for defendant Elvira T. Marquis, in an action to recover attorney’s fees. The court, sitting without a jury, decreed that plaintiff take nothing.

*35The trial court found that defendant had retained plaintiff for advice, consultation and the filing of any action deemed advisable against Leonard J. Marquis, whose wife she claimed to be and that these services were rendered to defendant by plaintiff at defendant’s request. The court found further that plaintiff agreed to “obtain such compensation, if any, from Leonard J. Marquis, ... by negotiations…