Gregerson Bros. v. J. G. Cherry Co.

The plaintiff is a copartnership, engaged as certified public accountants at Omaha. The defendant is a corporation, engaged in the manufacture and sale of various lines of dairy and creamery equipment, with its principal place of business at Cedar Rapids. It is undisputed that, for the years 1917 to 1920, inclusive, the defendant had reported and paid to the Federal government income and war profit taxes in the amount of $623,717.73. It was the contention of the defendant that it had paid an excessive amount, and on February 27, 1923, the services of the plaintiff were employed to bring about…