Henry, Walden & Davis v. Goodman

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The appellant law firm, which had been discharged by its client prior to the filing of suit, intervened in its former client’s action for personal injury damages against a third party. The intervention sought to enforce a lien for attorney’s fees upon the proceeds of any recovery by the client, the appellee herein. The appellant asked for one-third of the former client’s recovery as specified in the contract of employment between appellant and appellee. The trial court held that the appellee’s discharge of the appellant was not justified but that the appellant could…