Campbell v. Pittsburg Bridge Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 39, April T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1901, No. 36, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edward Campbell v. Pittsburg Bridge Company. Assumpsit to recover for professional service as an attorney at law.
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Appeal, No. 39, April T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1901, No. 36, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edward Campbell v. Pittsburg Bridge Company. Assumpsit to recover for professional service as an attorney at law. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff, an attorney at law, had been employed by T. M. Nelson, president of the defendant company, to defend the company in a suit, and that he performed valuable services in the litigation. Defendant presented these points: That under the evidence in the case the verdict must be for the defendant.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
The plaintiff, a lawyer, brought an action in assumpsit to recover for professional services alleged to have been performed by him for the defendant.
The first assignment of error is “ that under the evidence in the case the verdict must be for the defendant.” An examination of the testimony convinces us that this assignment is not sustained.
*140The second and third assignments go to the question of the employment of the plaintiff. The testimony shows sufficient from which the jury was warranted in finding' that the plaintiff was employed to defend a suit pending against the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Colman v. W. Va. O. & O. L. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Fleming v. DixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Allegheny County Workhouse v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
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