Diggs v. Taylor and Company, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

Appellant, a tax accountant, in 1925 made an oral agreement with Taylor and Company, appellee, whereby he should receive as a fee 25 per cent of all “refunds” of appellee’s income taxes for prior years procured, through his services, from the United States Government. Appellant also used the expression “25 per cent of what we saved them,” which we deem synonymous with “refunds” as used in this connection. Certain payments were refunded to appellee by the government and appellant received one-quarter of these as his fee. Additional claims for refunds were refused…