United States ex rel. Ordmann v. Cummings

GRONER, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia overruling appellant’s demurrer to appellee’s answer in a mandamus proceeding filed June 17, 1935. Appellant, Ordmann, elected to stand on his demurrer, and the court accordingly dismissed his petition. The pleadings show the facts as follows:

Ordmann, an attorney, on June 27, 1934, sued certain nonresident Germans to recovér $6,587.60 claimed to be due him for professional services rendered. On the same day he filed an affidavit of merit, and on it a writ of attachment before judgment…