Bonanza Motors, Inc. v. Webb

BURNETT, Judge.

Fortunate is the lawyer who has never become ensnared in the obligations of a client. The law firm of Webb, Burton, Carlson, Pederson & Paine was not so fortunate in its representation of a client named Robert C. Nora.

The firm obtained a favorable judgment for the client in a lawsuit against an insurance company. The client owed money to a creditor, Bonanza Motors, Inc., on a delinquent promissory note. To obtain forebearance against judgment on the note, the client gave the creditor a partial assignment of his interest in funds to be received from the action against the…