Kratz v. Marvin

Citations

• 62 Pa. Super. 2
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 386

Syllabus

<p>Attorney-at-law — Counsel fees — Contract—Affidavit of defense.</p> <p>In an action against the members of an unincorporated association organized to oppose the granting of liquor licenses, to recover counsel fees, an affidavit of defense is insufficient, which avers that the plaintiff offered his services without compensation, but that subsequently in the midst of the campaign he demanded a sum stated for services, under a threat that he would not continue to represent defendants; that the latter under threats of duress agreed to pay the sum demanded and actually paid one-half thereof; that plaintiff had failed in his agreement to provide the Services of other attorneys, but without any averment that any other attorneys claimed compensation, or that the defendants were not fully represented, or advised in and out of court as to matters in which they were interested; and that the plaintiff had collected fees for the same services from other persons and localities, without averring the amounts of such payments or by whom they were made, or when or where they were made.</p>