Rownson, Gent. one, Company v Earle
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 28 October 1829 |
| Date | 28 October 1829 |
| Court | High Court |
English Reports Citation: 172 E.R. 600
IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS
S. C. Mood. & M. 538, sub nominee Rowson v. Earle Referred to, Hoby v. Built, 1832, 3 B. & Ad. 535; Van Sandau v. Browne, 1832, 9 Bing 402; Arnold v Mayor of Poole, 1842, 4 M. & G. 860
600 ROWNSON V. EARLE 4 CAR. & P. 44. [44] Adjourned Sittings at Westminster, after Trinity Term, 1829, before Lord Tenterden, C. J. Oct. 28th, 1829. rowkson, gent. one, &c. v earle. (If, in an action for an attorney's hill, it appear that the plaintiff in his bill charges for specific attendances on particular clays ; and, besides that, charges a further sum for several attendances-The Judge at the trial will direct the Jury to deduct this latter sum from the amount of the bill.) [S. C. Mood. & M. 538, sub nomine Rowson v. Earle Referred to, Hoby v. Built, 1832, 3 B. & Ad. 353; VanSandau v. Browne, 1832, 9 Bmg 402 ; Arnold v Mayor of Pook, 1842, 4 M. & G. 860 1 Assumpait to recover the amount of an attorney's bill. Plea-General issue The business done was the defence of a suit in Chancery, which had been commenced against the present defendant. In the plaintiff's bill of costs there were many specific charges for attendances on particular days ; and, at the end of the bill, was a charge for " Several attendances, £1, la. Od." Lord Tenterden, C. J -With respect to the reasonableness of the charges in this bill, the defendant may...
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Rowson, Gent. One, Company v Earle
...Reports Citation: 173 E.R. 1250 IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS Rowson, Gent. One &c. and Earle S. C. with annotations, 4 C. & P. 44. Westminster, Oct 28, 1829 rowson, gent. one, &c. v eakle. (An attorney who has given notice that he will not go on with a cause in the Court o......