Jones v. Peabody

Main, J. —

This action was brought for the purpose of recovering an attorney’s fee. The defendants demanded a jury trial, which was denied. The trial to the court resulted in a judgment sustaining a recovery, from which the defendants appeal.

The respondents H. B. Jones and R. E. Bronson are surviving members of the law firm of Bronson, Jones & Bronson. The other respondents are R. E. Bronson, as executor, and Hallie Bronson, as executrix, of the last will and testament of Ira Bronson, deceased. The appellants Harriet L. Peabody and Alexander M. Peabody are parties to the action in their…