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Page 4
... important , far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved . Properly attended to , fuller justice is done to both lawyer and client . An exorbitant fee should never be claimed . As a general rule never take your whole fee in ...
... important , far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved . Properly attended to , fuller justice is done to both lawyer and client . An exorbitant fee should never be claimed . As a general rule never take your whole fee in ...
Page 53
... important . The bond had been " for the sum of $ 909.41 debt , and $ 7.503⁄4 cost . " The actual 1846 judgment was for the sum of $ 851.54 debt and $ 57.87 damages plus costs . The sum of $ 851.54 plus $ 57.87 equals $ 909.41 , and the ...
... important . The bond had been " for the sum of $ 909.41 debt , and $ 7.503⁄4 cost . " The actual 1846 judgment was for the sum of $ 851.54 debt and $ 57.87 damages plus costs . The sum of $ 851.54 plus $ 57.87 equals $ 909.41 , and the ...
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... importance to him : the Illinois Central fee matter in which he was seeking his $ 5,000 compensa- tion . This is an 1857 ... important fact might drop out of mem- ory and be lost . His synopsis catches every element of the case- THE MIND ...
... importance to him : the Illinois Central fee matter in which he was seeking his $ 5,000 compensa- tion . This is an 1857 ... important fact might drop out of mem- ory and be lost . His synopsis catches every element of the case- THE MIND ...
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