Legal Opinion

Pilcher v. Ligon

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 7, 1891PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Cask 40 — PETITION EQUITY — APPEAL PROM LOUISVILLE CHANCERY COURT. No brief in record. The judgment in the justice’s court is a bar to this action.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE BENNETT

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant, as the appellee’s, Annie E. Ligón’s, attorney, recovered the possession of the tract of land in controversy for her, but failed to expressly reserve a lien on the judgment upon the land for his fee as attorney. In a few days after the judgment was rendered the appellee Ligón sold the land to the appellee Stevens, and the appellant, as the attorney of appellee Ligón, prepared and delivered a deed to the appellee Stevens for the land, assuring him that the title was good and unincumbered, except a lien of one hundred *229dollars in…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Potts v. PottsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
  2. Roberts v. MossCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  3. Akins v. PeakCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  4. Moore v. Gas and Electric ShopCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  5. Kirchner v. RiherdKentucky Supreme Court · 1985

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