Middleton v. Westmoreland
Supreme Court of Georgia
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
- Thornton v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- Moughon v. MastersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- National Bank v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Brown v. Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Wooten v. DenmarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Camp v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- East Atlanta Bank v. LimbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Owens v. BoltSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
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