Legal Opinion
A. E. Stokes and Estelle Stokes v. James H. Reeves and Isham P. Nelson, Jr., Doing Business as Reeves and Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1957No. 15354PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
These are appeals by A. E. Stokes and his wife Estelle Stokes from a judgment of the district court for the District of Montana, sitting in a diversity suit without a jury, holding Mr. and Mrs. Stokes jointly and severally liable for $2,-000 plus $400 attorneys’ fees to appellees Reeves and Nelson. Appellees, a firm of accountants in Dallas, Texas, are residents of Texas and appellants are and were when this action was commenced citizens of Montana.
The complaint alleged that appellees had rendered professional services to appellants in the amount of $3,038.22 and that a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Missouri State Life Insurance v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Sampson v. ChannellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by15 opinions
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