Hale v. Tyson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Gaston Gunter, Judge. Bill in equity by John R. Tyson against W. D. Hale. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The purpose of the bill was to establish and enforce an attorney’s lien on the real estate of the client the fruit of the litigation.
It is averred in the bill that during the year 1910, and on June 1st thereof, complainant, an attorney, practicing his profession, was employed by Mary M. Hale as administratrix of the Figh estate to collect a claim therefor, and that he obtained a judgment against one Fitzpatrick, causing the same to be registered as required by statute; that during 1914 he caused execution to issue and be levied on lands owned by the defendant in judgment; that at a sale of…
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