Benson v. Haywood
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. The plaintiff owns a judgment rendered in his favor against the defendant Haywood for two hundred dollars,. drawing ten per 'cent, interest, and sixteen dollars and twenty-five cents costs. In aiother action judgment was rendered against the plaudit! and in favor of Haywood for one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and. fifty cents and for seventy dollars and ninety-five cents costs.
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Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. The plaintiff owns a judgment rendered in his favor against the defendant Haywood for two hundred dollars,. drawing ten per 'cent, interest, and sixteen dollars and twenty-five cents costs. In aiother action judgment was rendered against the plaudit! and in favor of Haywood for one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and. fifty cents and for seventy dollars and ninety-five cents costs. Defendant James, as sheriff, holds executions on both judgments, but refuses to offset the lesser against the larger, for the reason that the…
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
The facts necessary to be noticed are these: On March 26, 1890, the plaintiff, Benson, obtained his judgment against the defendant Haywood, of which facts the defendants, Chapman and Irwin had knowledge", they being engaged as attorneys in that case. At the August- term following a verdict was returned in favor of the defendant Haywood against *110the plaintiff, Benson, in another action, wherein Chapman and Irwin appeared as attorneys for Haywood. On August 28 following the verdict, hut before judgment was entered thereon, Chapman and Irwin filed notice claiming an attorney’s lien “upon the…
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