Legal Opinion

Payne v. Payne

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 9, 1901PublishedCited by 1 opinion

FROM TROUSDALE. Appeal from Chancery Court, of Trousdale County. J. S. GrRIBBLE, J.

1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.

This is an attempt to have declared and enforced an attorney’s lien upon the *468complainant’s right of action in a suit for divorce and alimony.

The attorneys assume -to come into the original divorce ease by a petition to have their right to a lien declared under the provisions of the Act of 1899, Chap. 243.

The original bill sought divorce upon the ground of adultery, and attached certain real and personal property belonging to the husband.

In the fiat of the Chancellor granting the attachment, he directed that the exempt personal property attached should be ’ turned over to the wife, to be used…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Covington v. BassTennessee Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Senneff v. SharpeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919

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