Sheean v. Beil

Mr. James B. Sheean, an attorney of Galena, Illinois, filed a petition in the circuit court of Jo Daviess county, Illinois, asking that the court declare that he have a lien on certain funds in the estate of William Powell, deceased. The petition alleges that Mr. Sheean was a legally qualified practicing attorney in Jo Daviess county, Illinois; that he had entered into a contract with William Powell, now deceased, to contest his brother’s will, and that he was to receive in payment, for his services, one-half of the amount realized from said contest, and all costs advanced by him, in the…