Wilkinson County v. Lindsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
- Petition for-rule. Before Judge Hart. Wilkinson superior court. January 24, 1898. The County of Wilkinson prayed for a rule to require the ■defendant to show .cause why he should not pay into court for the use of the county certain money collected by him as attorney at law.
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- Petition for-rule. Before Judge Hart. Wilkinson superior court. January 24, 1898. The County of Wilkinson prayed for a rule to require the ■defendant to show .cause why he should not pay into court for the use of the county certain money collected by him as attorney at law. He pleaded that the court was without jurisdiction to entertain the petition, because, in the acts complained of, be was not acting as attorney at law of any court established by the laws of this State, but was acting as attorney at law of the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of Georgia, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, O. J.
The official report sufficiently states the facts. Under these facts it will be seen that the sole question for decision in the case is, whether an attorney at law, who has ■been admitted to practice in the courts of this State, and -who also has been admitted to practice in the courts of the United ;States, can be ruled in a State court for money collected by him un*27>der the judgment and process issuing from a court of the United States. Our Civil Code, §4771 et seq., provides, in substance, that an attorney at law who has collected money for a client by virtue of his office is…
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