Reed v. Gormley
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered January 26, 1907, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action by a taxpayer to enjoin the payment of county warrants, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
This action arises out of a contract with the board of county commissioners of King county, made with one H. H. Eaton, attorney at law, by which Eaton was employed by said board in behalf of the county to conduct any proceedings necessary to secure the escheat of estates. By the terms of the contract, which it is not necessary to set forth in this opinion, Eaton was to have as compensation for his services an amount equal to one-half of the value of the estate which he procured to be escheated. In due course Eaton appeared *356in behalf of the county in probate proceedings upon the estate of…
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