Bryant v. Mundorf
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottaioattamie District Court. — O. D. Wheeler, Judge. To the claim of the plaintiffs that a stated balance was due them for having given services as attorneys under written contract, various defenses were interposed. The plaintiffs liad judgment, as prayed,, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
1. Attorney and Client : compensation : trial oí cross-bill as “defense.” I. Under the terms of the contract as written, as much as the trial court allowed ($600) was to be paid, “when trial [of a suit for divorce instituted by the then wife of O. S. Mundorf] is completed.” The attorneys are to negotiate a settlement of that suit on his behalf if O. S. Mundorf suggests or orders it, and approves of it, and in case of settlement of that suit “out of court,” $300 is all that is to be paid.
G-. L. Mundorf guaranteed in writing “the payment of the $600 fee provided to be paid in the above contract…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wilson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Foster & Co. v. EllsworthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Yarger v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Town v. BringolfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Lindsay, Salinger & Co. v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. DrakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Hedinger v. HerwehSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948