Irish Free State v. Guaranty Safe Deposit Co.

This is an application by Frank P. Walsh for the fixation of the amount of an attorney’s charging lien which he claims to have upon bond certificates issued by the “ ¡Republic of Ireland ” and now in the possession of receivers appointed by this court. A judicial direction as to the method of enforcement of the alleged hen is also prayed for.

The services upon which the petitioner predicates his assertion of a charging hen may be divided into three distinct groups: (1) Services rendered in securing, through the Department of State, promises of the President and the Minister of External Affairs…