King v. Somerset Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
King v. Somerset Telephone Co., 265 Pa. 390 (Pa. 1919)
109 A. 926; 1919 Pa. LEXIS 563
Brown, Frazer, Kephart, Simpson, Stewart, Walling
King v. Somerset Telephone Co.
Opinion of the Court
The judgment recovered below by the use-plaintiff was for professional services rendered to the defendant by the legal plaintiff. That he had been employed as one of its counsel was not denied, and the sole question for the consideration of the jury was the value of his services. The
Judgment affirmed.
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- Attorney-at-law — Action for compensation for services — Charge —Review. In an action by an attorney-at-law to recover for professional services, a judgment on a verdict in his favor will be sustained, where the employment is not denied, the only question being the value of the services, and the only complaint that the charge of the court as a whole was inadequate and unfair, and the appellate court finds that this complaint is not well founded.