Sullivan v. O'Callaghan
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Des Moines Municipal Court. — Eskil G. Carlson, Judge. Action at law to recover for services rendered in defendant’s behalf. There was a trial to the court, and judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Payment : requisites and sufficiency: absolute transfer of property: presumption. The circumstances out of which this litigation arises are, in substance, as follows: Prior to October 30, 1911, the defendant herein had been indicted m the v district court of Polk County, Iowa, upon a charge of burglary. At his solicitation, or that of his brother, Bob O’Cal'laghan, there were employed or associated in his defense the law firms of Parsons & Mills, Sullivan & Sullivan, and Walter McHenry, all being practicing attorneys in the city of Des Moines. There had been one mistrial of the case, and…
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