McDonald v. Norton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lee Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This action was instituted in the chancery court by appellees against appellants to enforce an attorney’s lien. The material facts are as follows: On the éth day of April, 1899, John P. Moore conveyed to W. D. Reeves the timber, of a certain class and description upon certain designated land.
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Appeal from Lee Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This action was instituted in the chancery court by appellees against appellants to enforce an attorney’s lien. The material facts are as follows: On the éth day of April, 1899, John P. Moore conveyed to W. D. Reeves the timber, of a certain class and description upon certain designated land. The deed was not acknowledged but it was filed for record by the grantee on the 3d day of July, 1901. On June 8, 1901, J ohn P. Moore conveyed the remaining timber on said lands to W. D. Reeves by a timber deed. This…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). Counsel for the plaintiff claimed a lien under Act 293 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1909. Section .1 of the, act reads as follows: “The compensation of an attorney or counsellor at law for his services is governed by agreement, express or implied, which is not restrained by law. Prom the commencement of an action or special proceeding, or the service of an answer containing a counter-claim, the attorney who appears for a party has a lien upon his client’s cause of action, claim or counter-claim, which attaches to a verdict, report, decision,…
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