Peoples National Bank of Washington v. King

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

We granted this rule eleven application for permission to appeal to consider whether an unendorsed check is subject to attachment and whether the expenses directly incurred by an attorney in the prosecution of his client’s claim are entitled to lien status under T.C.A. section 23-2-102 where *345expenses are expressly provided for in the contract with the client.

Chattanooga attorney Ronald J. Berke represented defendant Robert H. King, Jr. in his claim for personal injuries arising out of a Crossville, Tennessee airplane crash. A sliding-scale formula was agreed upon to…