Russell v. Makainai

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BANKS, J.

This is an action in assumpsit. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $3856.84, followed by a judgment of $4007.29, which, besides the amount of the verdict, included costs and interest. The defendant brings the case here on exceptions.

The plaintiff is an attorney at law, located at Hilo, and is a member of the bar of this court. His complaint contains three counts. The first is for the reasonable value of his professional services, alleged to be $3500 and to have been performed for and on behalf of the defendant between May 26, 1927, and February…