Camp v. Carey

Prior to August,. 1915, respondents, who were copartners engaged in the practice of law, rendered professional services for one John -Marchand, an Indian, and had received, as their compensation, his two promissory notes, one for $500 and the other for $600, each bearing interest at ten per cent per annum. Marchand, being the owner of an unpatented allotment, had made application to the appropriate bureau of the department of the interior for permission to sell the same. Leave was granted, and advertisement published calling for bids. Plaintiff own ing land adjoining the Marchand allotment,…