Young v. Fowler
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Benton Chancery Court; Ben F. McMahon, Chancellor; 1. This suit was filed under the attorney’s lien Act. Acts 1909, p. 892. No cause of action was stated and the demurrer should have been sustained. 65 Ark. 495; 64 Id. 510; 103 Id. 103. Plaintiff performed no service in the Benton chancery court and had no lien. 27 Ark. 369; 15 S. W. 363; 55 Ark. 546. No relief should have been given, as no equitable jurisdiction was shown. 16 Cyc. 111-127; 37 Ark. 164; 105 Ü. S.…
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Appeal from Benton Chancery Court; Ben F. McMahon, Chancellor; 1. This suit was filed under the attorney’s lien Act. Acts 1909, p. 892. No cause of action was stated and the demurrer should have been sustained. 65 Ark. 495; 64 Id. 510; 103 Id. 103. Plaintiff performed no service in the Benton chancery court and had no lien. 27 Ark. 369; 15 S. W. 363; 55 Ark. 546. No relief should have been given, as no equitable jurisdiction was shown. 16 Cyc. 111-127; 37 Ark. 164; 105 Ü. S. 430; 5 Fed. 665; 10 B. C. L. 373; 139 S. W. 715; 1 Ark. 31; 14 Id. 346; 87 Id. 206; 73 Id. 462; 74 Id. 484; 109 Id.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCULLOCH, C. J.
This is an action instituted in the chancery court of Benton County by appellee as a member of afirm of attorneys composed of appellee andW. N. Ivie, against appellant Young as trustee for the Bankers Trust Company of Dallas, Texas, to recover one-half of a fee alleged to have been earned by said firm of attorneys by services rendered in certain litigation prosecuted in that court and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas at Fort Smith, at the instance and for the benefit of appellant. A lien was asserted on property alleged to have been gained by appellant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cribbs v. WalkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Davis v. TrimbleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Bank of Batesville v. MaxeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Danley v. CrawlSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1872
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