City of Louisville v. Chambers

Anderson, j;,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellees who are lawyers filed their bill in the chancery court of Winston County against appellant the City of Louisville to recover a balance of $3,167.50 which they claimed, was due them by the city for their professional services in and about the refunding of the bonded indebtedness of the city. The city answered denying the material allegations of the bill and making its answer a cross-hill by which it sought to recover back payments already made the appellees by it under the contract of employment. The cause was heard on the pleadings and…