Case Name: Park v. Louisville Post No. 440, Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al.
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1926-01-15
Citations: 212 Ky. 402
Docket Number: 
Parties: Park v. Louisville Post No. 440, Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 212
Pages: 402–403

Head Matter:
Park v. Louisville Post No. 440, Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al.
(Decided January 15, 1926.)
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Chancery Branch, First Division).
Pleading — Petition, in action for Attorney’® Pee, Held Bad on Demurrer, in View of Contract Piled Therewith. — Petition, in action tor attorney’® fee, held bad on demurrer, where contract filed therewith provided that defendants should not be liable for fee, but that it should be raised according to plans to he arranged by committee.
D. G. PARK for appellant.
JOSEPH M. HAYSE for appellees.

Opinion:
Opinion op the Court by
Drury, Commissioner
Affirming.
Appellant, who will be referred to as plaintiff, began this action against the appellees, Louisville Post No. 440, Yeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Citizens' Constitutional League, Everett Jones, William H. Hilyard, Milton J. Culp, Phil. J. Brogan, T. M. Russell and H. T. Jones, committee, and J. Reginald Clements, whom we will refer to as defendants, to collect a fee of $750.00 under a contract filed with his petition, the essential part of which is:
"I, J. Reginald Clements, hereby engage Judge D. Gr. Park to act as co-counsel with me in the prose-' cution of an action by members of the Citizens ' Constitutional League in cooperation with the Veterans of Foreign Wars . . . it being understood that no member of either organization, nor myself, shall be liable for such fee and expenses, but that same shall be raised in accordance with the plans arranged by the committee at its meeting on this date. ' '
Defendants ' demurrer to the petition was sustained. The petition was amended six times, and after each amendment, the demurrer was renewmd and sustained, and when plaintiff declined to plead further, his action was dismissed. Plaintiff vigorously defends his petition, and standing alone, it would be a good petition; but the contract filed, which is the basis of the action, contradicts the petition, and renders it bad on demurrer.
Blythe v. Warner, 190 Ky. 104, 226 S. W. 669; Hedges v. Combs, 197 Ky. 469, 247 S. W. 711. This con-' tract shows on its face that no liability was to attach to any of the defendants.
The judgment is affirmed.