Corson v. Lewis

The following opinion on rehearing was filed December 18, 1907. Former judgment of affirmance, as modified, adhered to:

1. Attorney and Client: Disability: Action. If the party to an entire contract for personal services, who is to render the service, becomes, by reason of physical disability, through no fault of his own, unable to perform the same, the contract is discharged, but he may recover the reasonable value of his services rendered upon a quantum, meruit.

2. Attorney’s Lien. An attorney may have a lien upon the claim of his client in an action for personal injury.

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