Perkins v. Blake

Among the plaintiff’s assignors in this action of contract for legal services were Boston and Springfield attorneys (Meserve and Moynihan). The defendant engaged them to represent her in a marital dispute. This action was brought when she declined to pay their bill. A verdict was returned in their favor in the Superior Court for the full amount sought. The questions for decision are the correctness of certain evidentiary rulings made in the course of trial, the judge’s denial of certain of the defendant’s requests for instructions and the denial of the defendant’s motions for a directed…