STONE v. CARPENTER

Docket No. 20484.

211 Cal.App.2d 491 (1963)

27 Cal. Rptr. 203

HAROLD A. STONE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LA FAYETTE E. CARPENTER et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

January 2, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryce Swartfager and Leonard J. Karsevar for Defendants and Appellants.

Sullivan, Roche, Johnson & Farraher for Plaintiff and Respondent.


AGEE, J.

Defendants appeal from an adverse judgment in an action upon a contingent contract for legal services rendered by plaintiff's assignor, which is a law firm. Defendants were husband and wife. The defendant wife died on July 1, 1958, and her husband was thereafter appointed administrator of her estate. For the purpose of clarity, the husband will be referred to herein as the appellant and the law firm as the respondent.

The contract is dated June 23...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases