City of South Norfolk v. Wolcott

Crump, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant in error, Harry K. Wolcott, instituted proceedings by notice of motion against the plaintiff in error, the city of South Norfolk. The parties are referred to in this opinion as plaintiff and defendant according to the positions they occupied in the litigation in the trial court.

In the notice of motion the plaintiff alleged that he had a contract with the defendant for legal services to be rendered by him under which the defendant had promised and agreed to pay him, in addition to a retainer fee of five hundred dollars, five per cent…