Carpenter v. Myers

Plaintiff brought suit to recover his own and several other labor claims which had been assigned to him. His attorney, Mr. Engle, made a contract with him, by which he was to receive for his services 20 per cent, of the amount recovered. To secure Mr. Engle, plaintiff assigned to him his interest in the suit. Of this assignment the defendant had notice. Subsequently plaintiff and defendant settled the suit, and signed a stipulation setting forth that the claims had been settled and satisfied, and consenting to a dismissal of the case without costs, and directing the clerk of the court to…