Doolittle v. Laycock
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Eau Claire countv: James O’Neill, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs are attorneys, and bring this action to recover for professional services rendered to defendant. Answer was made putting in issue tbe value of such services, and setting up a counterclaim.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Eau Claire countv: James O’Neill, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs are attorneys, and bring this action to recover for professional services rendered to defendant. Answer was made putting in issue tbe value of such services, and setting up a counterclaim. The counterclaim alleges the employment of plaintiffs to conduct the litigation mentioned in the complaint as the foundation of plaintiffs’ claim, and then reads as follows: “That the plaintiffs undertook, as such attorneys, to act for the defendant in such litigation, and thereafter, and during the…
1Opinion of the CourtBardeeN, J.
“ The general and well-established rule in pleading is that the pleader should state the particular facts which constitute his cause of action or defense, and a general allegation that the opposite party caused an injury or loss to the pleader by carelessness or negligence, or by his fraudulent acts, is not to be tolerated as a sufficient statement of facts, unless the opposite party is disposed to admit the truth *336of such general statements by a demurrer, or be takes issue upon them.” Young v. Lynch, 66 Wis. 514. This language •of Judge Taylor is applicable to the pleading under…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Young v. LynchWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Fitts v. WaldeckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Hanson v. AndersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Schneider v. Wisconsin Central Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Carey v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
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