McFarland v. Dawson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. A. I). Sayke. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the appellee, J. M. Dawson,, against the appellant, Thomas McFarland, in which the plaintiff sought to recover for professional services rendered to him by the defendant.
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. A. I). Sayke. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the appellee, J. M. Dawson,, against the appellant, Thomas McFarland, in which the plaintiff sought to recover for professional services rendered to him by the defendant. The plaintiff below was a practicing lawyer, and while in New York representing the interests of two sub-contractors, Newton and Tubman by name, in a deal then on, and that was likely to be consummated in a few days, by which they would be paid for work done on the Tennessee Central Bnilroad, was requested…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdell, J.
The plaintiff declared on the coxn.inon counts fox work and labor done and for legal sex*vices perfoxmied by the plaintiff for the defendant. The ■ defendant filed four pleas, all of which except the second are in denial of the plaintiff’s cause of action and amount .to the general issue. The second plea is a plea of payment. There are only three assignments of error in the record. The first is to the 'giving of the written charge No. 1, requested by appellee, plaintiff in the court below. ' The other two are the refusal of the court to give 2d and 4th charges requested 'by appellant.
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