Legal Opinion

Gossett v. Patten

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1880PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error from Miami District Court. At the October Term, 1877, of the district court, Patten, as plaintiff, recovered a judgment against Gossett, defendant, who brings the case here. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action brought by H. H. Patten, against J. W. Gossett, for attorney’s fees for defending an action brought by Gossett, against his wife, Bridget C. Gossett, for a divorce. The only question in the case is, whether the plaintiff’s pleading (a bill of particulars filed with the justice of the peace'before whom this action was commenced) is fatally defective, or not. The plaintiff in error (Gossett) attempts to raise other questions, but as the case was submitted to the court below, without a jury, and as the court below made…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Porter v. BriggsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
  2. Warner & Ryan v. HeidenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Naumer v. GrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  2. Lanyon's Detective Agency, Inc. v. CochraneNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  3. Kincheloe v. MerrimanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
  4. Chipp v. MurraySupreme Court of Kansas · 1963
  5. Rogers v. DanielSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923

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