Gust v. Judd
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Humphries, J., entered December 31, 1914, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action to set aside an attorney’s lien and for an accounting, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This is a proceeding in the case of Gust v. Gust, brought under Rem. & Bal. Code §§ 137, 138 (P. C. 25 §§ 35, 37). Mrs. Gust alleges that her counsel, Edward Judd, has $750 in his hands belonging to her which he refuses to account for; that he claims an attorney’s fee largely in excess of an agreement made between them; and prays that an attorney’s lien filed against the judgment in the case of Gust v. Gust be set aside, and for an accounting.
In answer to the petition, Mr. Judd admits that he has funds in his hands amounting to $268.22 belonging to the petitioner, but alleges that he has a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gust v. GustWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Iverson v. BradrickWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Sudden & Christenson v. MorseWashington Supreme Court · 1907
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