City of Chicago v. Goebel

This action was instituted by Eugene J. Holland by a petition to establish and enforce a statutory attorney’s lien on the proceeds of a judgment of condemnation of certain real estate. Such proceeds, in the amount of $30,000, had been deposited previously with the county treasurer of Cook county to be paid to the owner or owners of and parties interested in the land condemned.

The order appealed from directed the county treasurer to pay to the petitioner $7,000 out of the $30,000 so deposited, and the court retained jurisdiction to enter such other or further orders as to the balance of the…