Legal Opinion
Wolf v. Sherman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 1996No. 95-CV-825PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This case involves a dispute between two creditors, both of whom claim a lien on es- crowed funds of their mutual debtor. One creditor is the appellee law firm, 1 which is the escrow holder and claims to have an attorneys’ lien on the funds. The competing creditor is the appellant investment partnership, 2 which claims to have a lien on the funds pursuant to a creditor’s bill suit brought to enforce a judgment in appellant’s favor against the debtor.
The appellant asserts that the attorneys’ lien on the funds is invalid because (1) such a lien can arise only where the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Yasuna v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Kellogg v. WinchellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1921
- Dyer v. William S. Bergman & Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Continental Casualty Co. v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by15 opinions
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