Legal Opinion

Needham v. Voliva

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 26, 1915No. Gen. No. 20,368PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1914.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

Leslie A. Needham, appellant, filed this bill against Wilbur Glenn Voliva for the adjudication of an attorney’s lien under the Attorney’s Lien Act, upon a certain note and trust deed of the defendant, Voliva, in the possession of the complainant, for services alleged to have been rendered by the complainant to. the defendant. The bill specifically claims a lien upon the note and trust deed under the Attorney’s Lien Act. It prays, however, for general relief.

The defendant answered the bill, denying many of its averments, and denying that the defendant sought the advice of counsel of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baker v. BakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Weed Sewing Machine Co. v. BoutelleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
  3. McDonald v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Sutton v. Chicago Railways Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Compton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Upgrade Corp. v. Michigan Carton Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  2. Lewis v. Canadian Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1930
  3. Armstrong v. ZounisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940
  4. Matter of Liq. of Mile Square Health Plan of Ill.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. Twin Sewer & Water, Inc. v. Midwest Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1999

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