Barton v. Dyer

— This action was brought by respondent against appellants as executors of the last will and testament of Wallace Scott, deceased, to recover $36,000 for services claimed to have been rendered by respondent in the settlement of a certain lawsuit that was pending in the federal court at Moscow, Idaho, in which Warren E. Scott was plaintiff and Wallace Scott was defendant. The cause of action was stated, first, on an express contract, and second, on a quantum meruit.

The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict of $6,000 for respondent, for which judgment was entered. Appellants…