Riley v. Berry

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Baker.

In making our statement of this case, we draw heavily upon the “Statement” contained in the Transcript of Record.

This case was brought by J. T. Riley, a young man of Orangeburg County, against J. A. Berry, Sr., and Pike Berry, two attorneys at law, who practiced at Orangeburg, South Carolina, under the firm and style name of Berry and Berry for a number of years. The summons and complaint was served in March, 1937, and alleged that the respondents had represented him as attorneys and had collected money for him, which they failed and…