Trippe & Son v. DuVal

HarrisON, J.:

This was a suit by the appellants against the appellees, .for negligence and breach of contract as attorneys.

The complaint alleged that the plaintiffs retained and employed the defendants, who were attorneys, in consideration of certain reasonable fees and rewards to be paid them, to commence and prosecute a suit against one James M. Collins, for the recovery of the sum of $622.47, due and owing them by said Collins, on book-account, for goods sold and delivered him ; but that the defendants failed and neglected to commence the suit, whereby the debt became barred by the statute…