Legal Opinion

Middleton v. Westmoreland

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 18, 1927No. 5685PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.

[After stating the foregoing facts.]

Attorneys at law in this State have liens, (a) on all papers and money of their clients in their possession, for services rendered to them; (b) on all suits, judgments, and decrees for money, which can not be satisfied until their liens are fully satisfied; and attornejrs have the same right and power over the same, to enforce their liens, as their clients had or may have, for the amounts due thereon to them; (c) upon all suits for the recovery of real or personal property, and upon all judgments and decrees for the recovery of the same, for their fees,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Thornton v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  2. Moughon v. MastersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  3. National Bank v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  4. Brown v. Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  5. Wooten v. DenmarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Nichols v. KroelingerSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  2. Woodward v. LawsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  3. Camp v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  4. East Atlanta Bank v. LimbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  5. Owens v. BoltSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928

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