Palmer v. West Kern County Water District

The issues on this appeal concern the rights of two attorneys to recover from a county water district for legal services allegedly rendered in connection with the formation of that district.

The first amended complaint herein alleges that the defendant, West Kern County Water District, which is the respondent herein, was formed on May 19, 1959; that prior thereto the plaintiffs Palmer and Vizzard, who are the appellants herein, “were retained by the organizers and directors of *43 said District to prepare the necessary papers, resolutions, petitions, notices, and to perforin other legal steps required to form and organize said District; that pursuant to such employment, plaintiffs did prepare the necessary papers, resolutions, petitions, notices, and did perform other legal steps required to organize and form said District.” The first and second causes of action set forth in this amended complaint allege, respectively, (1) that the plaintiff Palmer “pursuant to such employment . . . rendered services to and disbursed costs for said District; that the reasonable value of said services is $5,425.00”; and the costs disbursed amount to $177.27; and (2) that the plaintiff Vizzard…