Robinson v. Hawes

This is a controversy between attorney and client. In 1876 Robinson employed Hawes to perform legal services for him, at a stipulated price j)er day and disbursements and expenses. Under this arrangement defendant attended to a largo amount of litigation in which plaintiff was directly and indirectly interested, when in August, 1883, he received into his hands, as attorney for plaintiff, the sum of $5922.25, being the avails of a suit compromised and settled by the parties, and refused to pay over to the plaintiff the sum so received, but offered to and did pay over $3722.25, retaining $2200,…