McDONALD v. PLESS

No. 283.

238 U.S. 264 (1915)

McDONALD AND UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY v. PLESS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 14, 1915.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Julius C. Martin, with whom Mr. Thos. S. Rollins and Mr. Geo. H. Wright were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Joseph W. Bailey for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

Pless & Winbourne, Attorneys at Law, brought suit in the Superior Court of McDowell County, North Carolina, against McDonald to recover $4,000 alleged to be due them for legal services. The case was removed to the then Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina. There was a trial in which the jury returned a verdict for $2,916 in favor of Pless & Winbourne. The defendant...

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