BROGNA v. PIONEER PETROLEUM CO.


344 Mass. 382 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 303

ARTHUR BROGNA vs. PIONEER PETROLEUM COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Perkins for the defendant.

Arthur Brogna pro se.

Present: SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & SPIEGEL, JJ.


KIRK, J.

The plaintiff, an attorney at law and a vice-president and director of the defendant corporation, was awarded damages in an action of contract to recover the fair and reasonable value of his legal services to the defendant. The case was tried to a jury pursuant to the defendant's claim for jury trial.

On the liability aspect of the case the trial centered on whether there were one or two engagements of the plaintiff's services by the defendant. The...

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