Brazil v. City of Chicago

Hattie Hickey, executrix of the will of Francis A. Hickey, deceased, filed a petition to enforce an attorney’s lien alleged to exist as to a judgment against the City of Chicago. The hearing on the petition was had before the court without a jury, and judgment was entered by the trial court in favor of the petitioner and against the City of Chicago in the sum of $1,553.19 and costs, from which judgment defendant appeals.

The facts, as suggested by the briefs filed, are that Theresa A. Brazil employed an attorney, Thomas J. Hickey, to represent her in connection with a claim arising from an…