Winslow Bros. v. Murphy

A man, claiming to have a right of action for a personal injury,, employed 'an attorney, and in writing agreed that for his services the client should pay him one half of any sum realized from the claim, by settlement, suit, or compromise; provided that the expenses of the client for doctor’s bills and drug bills were to be paid “before dividing the amount received on the claim.” The attorney brought an action in the name of his client, alleging that the attorney was negotiating with an 'agent of the defendant for a settlement, and that the latter had notice of the contract by which he was-…