BEALE v. KING


132 S.E.2d 476 (1963)

204 Va. 443

Cyrus W. BEALE v. Doris Temple KING, Administratrix of the Estate of Peter H. King, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 11, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Haw, Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

Robert Cantor, Richmond (Colston A. Lewis, Cantor & Cantor, Richmond, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.


EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

Cyrus W. Beale, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against Doris Temple King, administratrix of the estate of Peter H. King, deceased, to recover the sum of $2,994 with interest thereon from July 24, 1943, for the fair value of legal services rendered to the decedent. After the defendant administratrix had filed a general denial there was a trial by a jury which rendered a verdict stating that...

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