Northern Ohio Power & Light Co. v. Smith

It is not necessary to discuss the personal injury action filed by Texanna C. Smith out of which the judgment arose which was set aside upon the ground of fraud by the trial court in the instant case, except to state that in that action it was alleged in substance that Texanna C. Smith had suffered a serious and permanent injury while riding on one of the street cars of the Northern Ohio Power & Light Company.

Mrs. Smith signed a written contract of employment with Charles I. Parlett to represent her as attorney in pressing this claim, and it was he who filed the suit against the company for…