Henriques v. Vaccaro

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiff, Edouard F. Henriques, an attorney, instituted this suit, seeking to recover the sum of $11,052.75 in quantum meruit for professional services, against the defendant, Mrs. Marion Black Vaccaro, individually and as universal legatee of Regis Vaccaro, deceased. After trial the judge of the district court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $3,500. Both plaintiff and defendant have appealed, plaintiff seeking to have the judgment increased to the amount prayed for, and defendant contending that the amount allowed by the lower court is excessive.

Plain…