Legal Opinion
Hogston v. Bell
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 1916No. 22,748PublishedCited by 55 opinions
From Wells Circuit Court; William H. Eichhorn, Judge. Action by Joseph E. Bell against James I. Hogston. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
— This is an action to recover for services rendered by appellee in behalf of appellant pursuant to the following written contract between the parties:
“Be It Known by These Presents, That I, James I. Hogston do hereby employ Joseph E. Bell as one of my attorneys to assist in the matter of the contest of the last will and testament of my brother Anderson Hogston, deceased, who at.the time of his death was a resident of Grant County in the State of Indiana, and I hereby agree to pay to the said Joseph E. Bell for the services to be rendered by him as such attorney, the sum of Twenty Thousand…
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