McCormick v. Dumbarton Realty Co.

Plaintiffs herein were attorneys for several parties who brought suits against the defendant herein under the occupying claimants statute (chapter 7, title, 14, of the Code). After suit, and after notice under section 321, the defendant settled with some of the parties without paying the claims of the plaintiffs. The question for our determination is whether an attorney is entitled to a lien for services rendered in an action to establish the respective rights of plaintiff and defendant under the occupying claimants statute. Code, section 321, provides: “An attorney has a lien for a general…