Johnson v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition to the district court for Lyon county by John I. Davis, Tom Davis and Ernest A. Michel, attorneys for the plaintiff, to recover from defendant $2,000, by virtue of defendant’s settlement of his cause of action with plaintiff, wherein it agreed to become liable and pay to petitioners all fees or sums legally due to them as such attorneys. The matter was heard before Olsen, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiffs for the amount demanded.
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Petition to the district court for Lyon county by John I. Davis, Tom Davis and Ernest A. Michel, attorneys for the plaintiff, to recover from defendant $2,000, by virtue of defendant’s settlement of his cause of action with plaintiff, wherein it agreed to become liable and pay to petitioners all fees or sums legally due to them as such attorneys. The matter was heard before Olsen, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiffs for the amount demanded. Erom the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
John I. Davis and Davis & Michel were the attorneys for Christ Johnson in an action brought by him against defendant to recover for personal injuries. Before the case came to trial defendant settled with Johnson without the knowledge or consent of his attorneys. The terms of the settlement were these: Defendant agreed to pay Johnson $4,500 in cash, to reimburse him for any sum he should be compelled to pay his attorneys, to pay all hospital and doctors’ bills, and to furnish him free of charge with an artificial leg ivhen he was in condition to use one. The $4,500 was paid to Johnson, and the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Holland v. SheehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Huber v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Gammons v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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- Gammons v. GulbransonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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