Clark v. Schwaegler

Citations

• 104 Wash. 12
• 175 P. 300
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1128

Syllabus

<p>Appeal (387) — Review—Estoppel to Allege Error — Withdrawal of Objections. Error cannot be assigned upon the admission of evidence objections to which were expressly withdrawn.</p> <p>Attorney and Client (44) — Compensation—Actions—Evidence —Admissibility. In an action to recover the reasonable value of services of attorneys! in a trial, the files and records in the cause are competent, whether they were sole attorneys in the cause or not.</p> <p>Corporations (154) — Powers and Liabilities — Representation— Persons Holding Entire Stock. A contract employing attorneys to defend an action for divorce, involving property held by a corporation organized by husband and wife for convenient handling, the defendant holding all but one share of the stock, need not be signed by the corporation, in order to authorize recovery against the husband and the corporation; since the corporate entity may be ignored in determining the rights of the stockholders.</p>