Davis v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Lyon county, Webber, J., granting a motion for a new trial, after a trial and verdict in favor of plaintiff for $213.25.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
Action to recover the value of services rendered as an attorney at-law. A verdict returned for the plaintiff was set aside by the court,, and a new trial granted, on the ground that the court had erroneously overruled the defendant’s objection to the introduction of any evidence tending to prove the account alleged in the complaint. From this order the plaintiff appealed.
1. This court has intimated that section 5246, G. S. 1894, relates only to what are commonly known as merchandise accounts (Jones v. Northern Trust Co., 67 Minn. 410, 69 N. W. 1108); but the general tendency seems to be to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cummings v. BaarsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Plummer v. WeilWashington Supreme Court · 1896
- Davis v. JacobySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Engler v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Minneapolis Envelope Co. v. VanstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cullinan v. McColganCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Behrens v. KruseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Boville v. Dalton Paper MillsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1912
- Hasty v. BaysSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
- Anderson v. M. Burg & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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