Cormac v. Murphy

KNIGHT, J., pro tem

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment rendered in favor of the defendant in an action brought to recover the sum of five hundred dollars alleged to be due plaintiffs for legal services rendered by them in connection with the settlement of the estate of the deceased son of defendant.

On September 10, 1920, plaintiffs, who are practicing attorneys at law, with offices located in San Francisco, received a letter dated August 19, 1920, from Patrick O’Leary, a solicitor residing at Bantry, county of Cork, Ireland, concerning the estate of Jeremiah J. Murphy, deceased,…