Coughlin v. City of St. Paul

Loring, Chief Justice.

In this proceeding, the respondent, John A. Burns, an attorney at law, sought to subject a judgment in favor of plaintiff to an attorney’s lien.' The judgment was for $4,699:48 plus taxable costs. Respondent had recovered this judgment for plaintiff in a proceeding to subject certain funds deposited with the sinking fund committee of the city of St. Paul, more commonly known as the City Bank of St. Paul, to a trust in favor of plaintiff. These funds plain tiff claimed lie had delivered to his mother during her lifetime to be handled by her as savings for his benefit.…