Farrin v. Matthews
Oregon Supreme Court
From Coos:' John S. Coke, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is a suit by E. L. C. Farrin and J. M. Upton against William C. Matthews, Belt Line Railway Company, a corporation, L. T. Matthews, Charm Kinney, H. J. Isaacs and N. H. Walling. The cause was submitted on briefs without oral argument.
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From Coos:' John S. Coke, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is a suit by E. L. C. Farrin and J. M. Upton against William C. Matthews, Belt Line Railway Company, a corporation, L. T. Matthews, Charm Kinney, H. J. Isaacs and N. H. Walling. The cause was submitted on briefs without oral argument. It appears by the complaint, in substance, that the plaintiffs, attorneys at law, were employed by the Belt Line Railway Company, a corporation, to conduct litigation against one Eckhoff for the purpose of decreeing the corporation to be the owner of certain lands in question here and for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
1. “An attorney has a lien for his compensation, whether specially agreed upon or implied as provided in this section: * * (4) Upon a judgment or decree to the extent of the costs included therein, or if there be a special agreement to the extent of the compensation specially agreed on, from the giving notice thereof to the party against whom the judgment or decree is given, and filing the original with the clerk where such judgment or decree is entered and docketed.” Section 1088, L. O. L.
It is not pretended that the agreement between plaintiffs and the Belt Line Railway Company for…
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