DeParcq v. Gardner

Defendant appeals from a judgment in the sum of $10,000 entered in favor of the plaintiffs upon a finding of the court in an action to enforce an attorney’s lien. On April 21, 1946, Michael Tropiano, a switchman employed for many years by the Alton Railroad Company, was severely injured necessitating the amputation of both limbs below the knees. February 20, 1947 plaintiff DeParcq entered into a written contract with Tropiano which reads as follows:

“I hereby retain and employ William H. DeParcq as Attorney at Law to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by me on or about Apr. 21,…