Crowley v. Le Duc
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Vanderburgh, J., presiding, allowing the plaintiff’s attorneys to enter judgment against the defendant and certain garnishees, for the amount of their fees as attorneys in the action, as determined by the court, and also for the amount of the taxable costs.
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
It has already been determined by this court that an attorney’s lien for services and costs in this state rests alone on statutory provisions. Forbush v. Leonard, 8 Minn. 303. The statute at the time of that decision was substantially the same as at present.
Section 15, ch. 88, Gen. Stat., so far as its provisions are pertinent to any questions involved in this case, is as follows : “ § 15. An attorney has a lien for his compensation, whether specially agreed upon or implied, as provided herein. * * * Third. Upon money in the hands of the adverse party, in an action or proceeding in which the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Forbush v. LeonardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1863
3Cited by8 opinions
- Desaman v. Butler Bros.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Eriksson v. BoyumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Byram v. MinerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Weicher v. CargillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Baker v. TullockMontana Supreme Court · 1938
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