People v. Sierra
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Appeal from the District Court of San Juan, Section 2, in a Prosecution for False Representation and Cheat. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wole
For the purposes of this appeal we shall assume, but not definitely decide, that a lawyer in Porto Rico, as in the United States, has a lien for his services and disbursements on the personal effects of his client that come into his'possession in the due course of the relation of attorney and client. We incline to the view that by the blending of the offices of procurator and attorney in Porto Rico and the relation of attorney and client -existing under the American *299system, an attorney here lias the same lien that he would have at common law, hut we shall not definitely decide the point…
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