Bulger v. Doyle, O'Connor & Co.

Plaintiff, a lawyer, sued defendants for $2,100 for services, the amount alleged to have been agreed upon. A trial with a jury resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for that amount. After verdict, plaintiff dismissed the suit as to defendants Camden and Deuell, leaving Doyle, O’Connor & Company, a corporation, the only defendant. A motion for a new trial was filed for this defendant. The court granted the new trial, and plaintiff appeals from that order.

Except as otherwise noted, these facts are undisputed. Defendant was in the business of buying and selling securities. Camden was manager of…