Johnston v. Baca

Citations

• 13 N.M. 338
• 85 P. 237

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS.</p> <p>1. An attorney at' law cannot transfer to another, without the consent of Ms client, an executory agreement, whereby he undertakes to • supply .professional services and ability.</p> <p>2. In the case at bar, irrespective of the statute, (Sec. 3021, Compiled Laws of 1897,) which provides that in a suit by or against the heirs, executors, administrators or assigns of a deceased person, an opposite party shall not obtain- a judgment on his own evidence, in respect to any matter occurring before the death of the deceased person, unless such evidence is corroborated by some other material evidence, the defendants have not proved by a preponderance of the evidence, that the note sued on was not to become due and payable, until all the suits were finally disposed of.</p>