Clyde v. Peavy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mitchell District Court. — Hon. Gr. W. | Burdick, Judge. The plaintiff, who is an attorney-at-law, seeks by this action to recover for legal services rendered in an action.for divorce brought by the defendant against his wife, and in which action the legal services in question were rendered in behalf of the wife. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff-The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
l. iiusbakd ana Imdivorce-1 liabiutydfor Beyfees!01’ I. The action for divorce in which the legal services in question were rendered was commenced at the October term, 1885, of the district court of Mitchell county. The petition for divorce charged the wife of the defendant with the crime of adultery, and with such cruel and inhuman treatment as to endanger his life. The defendant’s wife filed a cross-petition, in which she claimed a divorce upon the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. The cause was continued, and the venue thereof was changed to the circuit court, where a full trial was…
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