Legal Opinion
Hendricks v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 1961No. Civ. 20227PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, P. J.
Petition for writ of prohibition to prohibit the superior court from paying out certain moneys deposited in court for payment of judgment in a personal injury action.
Question
Has the court in a personal injury action jurisdiction to foreclose an attorney’s lien on the judgment in said action?
Record
On April 5, 1956, petitioner, who had been injured in an automobile accident, executed in writing an attorney’s contingent fee retainer agreement with Attorney Seibert L. Sefton, under which the attorney was to receive one-third of the amount recovered. Attorney Sefton filed suit in her behalf to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fifield Manor v. FinstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- City of Los Angeles v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Overell v. OverellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
- Davis v. RudolphCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- Marshank v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Isrin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Block v. California Physicians' ServiceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Carroll v. Interstate Brands Corp.California Court of Appeal · 2002
- Mardis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Waterman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
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