Washburn v. Mott

Upon a careful examination of the ease since the argument, ■and upon the papers submitted, I am satisfied that the stipulation for settlement should stand as between the parties. But that does not dispose of the rights of the attorney. He had a contract for his compensation, and it makes no difference whether the defendant knew of the existence of that contract and its terms or not. The statute expressly provides that the lien of the attorney for his compensation cannot be affected by any settlement between the parties. Code Civil Proc. § 66. Since the passage of that statute, which took…