Seymour v. City of Norwalk
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for professional services as an attorney at law under an alleged agreement with the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County where the plaintiff’s demurrer to the answer “by way of further defense” was overruled (Webb, J.) and the cause was afterward tried to the court and judgment rendered (Reed, J.) for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed.
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Action to recover for professional services as an attorney at law under an alleged agreement with the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County where the plaintiff’s demurrer to the answer “by way of further defense” was overruled (Webb, J.) and the cause was afterward tried to the court and judgment rendered (Reed, J.) for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, being an attorney at law, rendered services as such for the town of Norwalk at the request of the town, under an agreement that the plaintiff should charge and…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The record contains no memorandum of decision on the merits, and no finding of facts either in the judgment-file or for the purpose of appeal. The only intimation as to which of the many issues of fact were actually litigated and determined, comes from the recital of the judgment-file that the court, having heard the parties, “finds the issues for the defendant.” Under Rule 197 (Practice Book, p. 258) this form of judgment-file is equivalent to a finding that all the material issues are found for the prevailing party, and we are bound to assume that the court so found in this case. Wilson v.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilson v. Cheshire Brass Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
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- Volpe v. GunderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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