Knight v. Russ
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C. C.
— The plaintiff presented a claim, properly verified, against the estate of Joseph Russ, deceased, for fifteen hundred dollars, “for professional services as attorney and counselor at law, rendered in the month of May, 1886, at the city and county of San Francisco, in the following cases,” etc. The cases referred to were four indictments in the United States district court for subornation of perjury, one of the indictments being against the deceased. The claim was rejected, and. thereupon this action was commenced to recover the amount thereof. The case was tried by a jury, and…
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