Levy v. Public Service Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garrison, J.

This is a proceeding under the Attorney’s Lien act of 1914 (Pamph. L., p. 410), which is as follows:

“After the service of a summons and complaint in any action at Law, or the filing of a bill of complaint or petition in the Court of Chancery, or the service of an answer containing a counter-claim in any action at law, the attorney, solicitor or counsellor at law who shall appear in said cause for such party instituting the action at law, or suit, or filing the petition, or counter-claim, shall have a lien for compensation, upon his client’s…