Legal Opinion

Kiefer v. Lara

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 1909No. 8397PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered May 21, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for legal services, after a trial on the merits.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.

This was an action to recover the reasonable value of services, alleged to have been performed by the plaintiff at the special instance and requ'est of the defendant Marcellus Lara, in the case of Johnson v. Lara, 50 Wash. 368, 97 Pac. 231. The complaint contained two causes of action; the first for services performed in the superior court; the second for services performed on appeal to this court, The case was tried before a jury, and from a judgment on a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000, this appeal is prosecuted. .

There was a direct conflict in the testimony as to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. LaraWashington Supreme Court · 1908

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Schotis v. North Coast Stevedoring Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Wiley v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910

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