Conover v. Carpenter
Citations
- 57 Wash. 146
- 106 P. 620
- 1910 Wash. LEXIS 714
Syllabus
<p>Attorney and Client —• Fees — Offset — Negligence—Evidence— Sufficiency. In an action for attorney’s services rendered to an estate, the defendant cannot offset the negligence of the plaintiff resulting in defendant’s payment of an improper inheritance tax, where it appears from an inventory verified by the defendant that the tax was a proper charge against the estate, and there was no evidence to the contrary except plaintiff’s opinion, given to the defendant, that it was not a proper charge.</p> <p>Trial — Instructions—Comment on Facts. An instruction stating facts that are not disputed is not prejudicial as a comment on the evidence.</p>
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