Pennington v. Nave

Action hy the appellees against the appellant, upon a promissory note for $100. Trial by jury. Yer-dict and judgment for the plaintiff below.

The facts of the case, as gathered from the bill of exceptions setting out the evidence, are that, one Salisbury Pennington,, a brother of the appellant, stood indicted in the Ilendriehs Circuit Court, for perjury. The appellants, together with other counsel, were retained to defend him; and the note sued on was ' given for services to be rendered in that behalf. The counsel thus employed to defend Salisbury, caused subpoenas to issue preparatory to the…