Burkhart v. Scott
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Eandolpb County. Action by Harrison Bnrkhart against C. H. Scott and others. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Scott appeals. Decree reversed and original bill and cross-bill dismissed, without prejudice to rights of parties to pursue remedies at law.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Peesident:
Harrison Burkhart, a resident of Pennsylvania, employed J. L. Wamsley to bring an action of assumpsit against C. H. Scott in the circuit court of Randolph county, West Virginia, and agreed to give him one-half of the amount recovered as an attorney fee. Wamsley brought the suit, and on the 28th of January, 1904, the jury rendered a verdict against Scott for $315.00. Scott thereupon moved to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial. That motion is apparently still pending. Scott then went to Pennsylvania, and on the 13th of January, 1905, effected a compromise of the suit…
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