Case Name: Hugh Henry Brackenridge, v. Andrew M'Farlane
Court: Allegheny County Court
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1793-03
Citations: 1 Add. 49
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hugh Henry Brackenridge, v. Andrew M'Farlane.
Judges: 
Reporter: Addison
Volume: 1
Pages: 49–49

Head Matter:
ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
March Term, 1793.
Hugh Henry Brackenridge, v. Andrew M'Farlane.
THE defendant appealed from the judgment of a justice of the peace against him for 10l.
The plaintiff declared here in assumsit for his services, as attorney and counsel, in conducing a certain suit in Westmoreland county court.
Woods, for the defendant.
There being a table of fees, fixing an attorney’s fee, in any cause at four dollars, no action can be supported for any higher sum. And no action lies for counsel fees.

Opinion:
President.
Attornies in this state, act in two capacities, as attornies, and as counsel. The plaintiff in any suit can recover from the defendant, no more than four dollars as his attorney's fee. But this does not limit attornies or counsel here, in their demands against their clients, for their services and management, as agents or counsel ; and a jury may give, over this sum, a just compensation for such service and management.
The jury found a verdict for 10l. and judgment was given on it.