Dick v. Jullien
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Philip M. Jullien against Charles Dick. Judgment for the plaintiff, for insufficiency of the affidavit of defense, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDED, Associate Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment rendered against appellant on the insufficiency of his affidavit of defense under the seventy-third rule.
Appellee, plaintiff below, in his declaration and affidavit of merit, claims a balance due for services rendered by him, as architect^ in the remodeling of the Franklin Square Hotel in the city of Washington. The suit is based upon an alleged agreement by defendant to pay 10 per cent, of the cost of remodeling said hotel.
In the'affidavit of defense, defendant denies the right of plaintiff to recover any part of the sum claimed.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lasher v. ColtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
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