Whiting v. Cochran
Whiting v. Cochran
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action at law by appellee, an attorney at law, to recover $250, alleged to be due from appellant for retainer and services rendered upon a trial involving the title to mining property at Cripple Creek. Trial was had to the court without a jury, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff (appellee) for $250, from which an appeal was taken to this court. No question of law is presented. The errors assigned are that the judgment was not warranted by, and was against
These undisputed facts having been established, the only remaining question of any importance was the amount he was entitled to as compensation. There having been no contract in regard to it, witnesses were called to fix the value of his services, some of whom testified to $500, others to less. From such evidence the court was warranted in fixing the amount at |250, the amount claimed.
No rule of this court has been more often declared and better' understood than that this court will not, where the testimony is conflicting on issues of fact, pass upon the weight or preponderance of evidence nor interfere with the finding of facts by court or jury where there is evidence to sustain it.
The judgment of the county court will be affirmed.
Affirmed.
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