Stewart v. Beggs
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of Error to-the 'Circuit Court for Volusia County. The facts in the case are stated -in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCockrell, J.
In an action upon a quantum meruit for an attorney’s fee, the defendant in error as plaintiff below obtained a verdict and judgment in the sum of five hundred dollars.
*566The case out of which this action arose was that of Stewart against E. E. Ropes in the same court for malicious prosecution; though that case was contested, the jury awarded the plaintiff therein the sum of eight thousand dollars as damages, the full amount claimed, upon which verdict judgment was pronounced and -the full amount made upon execution. Mr. Beggs was not employed until the issues were made up, but alone examined the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Young v. WhitneySupreme Court of Florida · 1881
3Cited by4 opinions
- F. L. Stitt Co., a Corp. v. PowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Olive v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Ward v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1941