Patterson

Patterson v. Realty Holding Corp.

Good Law
122 Cal. App. 402·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 1081·10 P.2d 174
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 7, 1932Docket No. 7164.California425 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

York, J.

This is an action wherein plaintiff seeks to recover for legal services rendered to the defendant corporation. The answer admits the services, but denies that they were rendered at defendant’s instance and request or at the instance and request of any duly authorized officer or agent of the defendant, and alleges that any services ren dered by plaintiff were contracted for by one W. Douglas Lee in his individual and personal capacity.

The court found the reasonable value of the services rendered by plaintiff to be the sum of $6,500, upon which defendant had paid the sum of $938.90 on account, leaving a balance due of $5,561.10, for which amount judgment was given, and from which the defendant now appeals.

Appellant contends that the findings are not supported by the evidence and specifies certain errors in the admission of evidence. The finding as to the services which were rendered by plaintiff is as follows:

After a careful check of the record in this case, we are convinced that there is sufficient evidence to support each finding made by the trial court, and that the defendant corporation was in no way prejudiced by the introduction of any of the evidence complained of.

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