C.P. Carlson v. S.P. Lesselyoung

This action was brought to recover compensation for services rendered by the plaintiff to the defendant during a portion of the years 1922. and 1923. Two issues of fact were made by the pleadings and litigated at the trial. The first related to the period of service, and the second to the agreement as to the amount of compensation. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for the full amount of his claim, and defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The defendant contends that the verdict is not justified by the evidence, is excessive, and appears to have…