Martin v. Bell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Freeman L. Martin sued T. W. Bell, alleging an oral contract to pay for services rendered. The plaintiff recovered judgment and the defendant appeals.

1. Both parties are lawyers. The plaintiff testified that the defendant came to him and offered to pay him $300 if he would find some responsible person who would sign a bail bond to procure the release from custody of a client of the defendant who was under arrest on a criminal.charge, and that he accepted the proposition and found such a bondsman. The defendant testified that he obtained the…