Tyler v. Slemp
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 27. — MOTION BY M. S. TYLER TO HAVE HIS FEE AS ATTORNEY ADJUDGED A LIEN ON THE FUNDS REALIZED FROM A JUDGMENT HELD BY C. AND C. B. SLEMP. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; Chancery Branch (First Division). Shackelford Miller, Judge. Motion overruled and Tyler appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Hobson—
Reversing.
In 1891 the firm of Miller, Debard & Everitt *210recovered a judgment in the Harlan circuit court against the Commonwealth Land & Lumber Company for $10,196.14. It was stipulated in the judgment that $4,225 was for the use and benefit of Middleton & Pace. A lien was adjudged upon certain lands in Harlan county to secure the judgment. In 1892 Miiller, Debard & Everitt and Middleton & Pace, through their attorneys, Stone & Sudduth, filed suit in the Jefferson circuit court' to enforce the collection of the judgment. This suit was still pending…
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