Roquemore v. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
One of the contentions on this appeal is that the motion as amended does not show that appellant collected the money claimed hy the movant as an attorney, and that therefore the summary remedy provided by section 10267, Oode, does not apply.
The rule in this respect was stated over a hundred years ago by an English court as follows: “Where an attorney is employed in a matter wholly unconnected with his professional character, the court will not interfere in a summary way to compel him to execute faithfully the trust reposed in him. But where tlie employment is so connected with…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- J. C. Lysle Milling Co. v. North Alabama Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Van Ingin v. DuffinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Holt v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Wright v. PaineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
- Burnett Bean v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
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- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
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- Van Antwerp v. Van AntwerpSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Tonsmeire v. TonsmeireSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
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