Torphy v. Reder

The respondent Reder appeals from a final decree entered by a judge of the Superior Court (the second judge) directing the clerk of the courts to pay to the petitioner, an attorney at law, the sum of $1,500 plus costs of $12.50, and to pay the balance ($10.27) to Reder. The second judge made findings of fact. The evidence is reported. The petitioner is deceased. The cause is pursued by his executor.

The decree now before us is the result of a hearing on a petition “to establish a lien” under G. L. c. 221, § 50, following unsuccessful efforts by the petitioner to get from Reder the balance of…