Lane v. Brinson

A rule was issued in the superior court of Jenkins county against an attorney,at law requiring him to show cause why he should not pay over to his client certain moneys which it was alleged he had collected for her. The petition alleged that the at*761torney had been employed to collect a note for $289.42 upon an agreed fee of 10 per centum of the recovery; that he collected $179.15, deducted $150 for his fee, and failed to pay it over to the petitioner after a written demand as provided by the statute. The petition was filed December 6, 1911, and rule nisi issued the same day, requiring the…