Clary v. Blackwell’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““When a person goes into the office of an attorney to consult him regarding a matter, necessarily the matter involved must be discussed to some extent before the attorney can be in a position to give advice, or to set a fee for the work the party wishes done. ... In our opinion the conversation, or communication, Mr. Speer had with the defendants was privileged, and the testimony in question should not have been admitted. ’ ’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Goode v. Commonwealth