Carter v. McPherson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Wyandotte district court, division No. 2; FRANK D. Hutchings, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burch, J.:
The action was one to enforce an attorney’s lien. The plaintiff'recovered, and the Kansas City Railways Company, a substituted defendant, appeals.
On July 6, 1914', the plaintiff was employed by Mary E. McPherson to collect damages for personal injuries which she sustained in an accident on the .Metropolitan Street Railway, operated by the receivers and subsequently purchased by the appellant. The plaintiff’s compensation was fixed at a percentage of the amount recovered, either by suit or by compromise. On July 7, the plaintiff commenced an…
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