Case Name: George Gartner v. Jacob Beller
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1884-06-25
Citations: 54 Mich. 333
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Gartner v. Jacob Beller.
Judges: The other Justices concurred.
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 333–333

Head Matter:
George Gartner v. Jacob Beller.
Bill rendered no evidence of value.
A lawyer sued his client for the balance of his bill, and put in testimony as to the value of his services. Defendant produced a bill rendered. Held proper to charge the jury that defendant had given no evidence of value, and that if they were satisfied with the testimony given they might base their verdict on it.
Error to Wayne. (Chambers, J.)
June 18.
— June 25.
Assumpsit. Defendant brings error.
Affirmed.
Geo. H. Prentis for appellant.
Fred A. Baker for appellee.

Opinion:
Campbell, J.
Plaintiff sued defendant for a balance due for professional services. He described the services and gave his own testimony as to their value. He also swore other witnesses who gave evidence on what we think was fairly within the same theory, and who substantially agreed with him. The defendant gave testimony as to the services rendered, but put in no proof of value, but did introduce a bill rendered on which part payment, had been made.
The court below called the attention of the jury to the fact that no evidence of value had been given by defendant, and instructed the jury in substance that they might use the testimony given as a ground for basing a verdict upon, if they were satisfied with it, and they so found.
We can find no reasonable ground for objection to any of the rulings below, which seem to us entirely proper, and the only ones which could have been given. There is nothing worthy of discussion.
The judgment must be affirmed.
The other Justices concurred.