St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Blaylock
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Eugene Lank-ford, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a laborer and commenced work on the rip track in November, 1911. The rip track is 'the place where they put bad order cars for repairs; there are a number of these tracks at the Argenta yards, 'all in a body.
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Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; Eugene Lank-ford, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a laborer and commenced work on the rip track in November, 1911. The rip track is 'the place where they put bad order cars for repairs; there are a number of these tracks at the Argenta yards, 'all in a body. Plaintiff was what is known as a “steel oar helper, ’ ’ and on the morning of September 3,1913, while in the performance of his duties, he received personal injuries for which he brought -this suit in the Lonoke Circuit Court on July 9, 1914, alleging that…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). We will discuss the assignments of error in the order presented in appellant’s brief.
I. (1-2- 3) The court did not err in overruling appellant ’s motion to dismiss the cause and in refusing to make the firm of Jackson and Jones parties. Our statutes provide that the compensation of an attorney for his services is.govemed by agreement express or implied, which is not restrained by law, and that for such compensation, “from' •the commencement of an action, ‘the attorney * * * has a lien upon his client’s cause of action, * * * which attaches to a verdict,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Davis v. WebberSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. WebsterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Fort Smith Lumber Co. v. ShacklefordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Ellwood v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Purvis v. WallsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
- Johnson v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
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