McDermont v. Bateman

Citations

• 118 Wash. 230
• 203 P. 66
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 628

Syllabus

<p>Attorney and Client (44) — Action eoe Compensation — Evidence. In an action by an attorney to recover the reasonable value of legal services, which defendant claimed were to be rendered for a contingent fee, but tne attorney testified otherwise, the questions of the rendition of the services and the reasonableness of the fee were for the jury. ,</p> <p>Witnesses (52) — Privileged Communications — Attorney and Client. The rule against the admissibility in evidence of privileged communications between attorney and client does not extend to conversations between an attorney and his client respecting the compensation for services of an associate counsel.</p> <p>Appeal (460) — Harmless Error — Instructions. An ambiguous statement in the course of oral instructions given by the court cannot be deemed prejudicial where in another part of the instructions the subject-matter to which exception is taken was clearly explained to the jury.</p>