Mosely & Eley v. Norman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Bullock. Heard before the Hon. John A. Poster. This was a contest between the appellants, partners doing-business under the firm name of Mosely & Eley, and James-T. Norman, an attorney at law and solicitor in chancery, as to their respective rights to a fund in court, amounting to $252.77-The money was paid into court by James McLaney, as the administrator de bonis non of the estate of James L. Powell, deceased, being the amount due on a…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Bullock. Heard before the Hon. John A. Poster. This was a contest between the appellants, partners doing-business under the firm name of Mosely & Eley, and James-T. Norman, an attorney at law and solicitor in chancery, as to their respective rights to a fund in court, amounting to $252.77-The money was paid into court by James McLaney, as the administrator de bonis non of the estate of James L. Powell, deceased, being the amount due on a decree against the estate, in favor of A. J. Pittman, the former administrator. The decree was rendered on the 15th March,…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.
— As a general rule, an attorney is entitled to a lien on a judgment or decree he may have obtained for his client, to the extent of reasonable compensation for the services rendered in and about the obtaining such judgment or decree. The lien does not arise or attach until the rendition of the judgment or decree, and it is limited to compensation for services rendered, or disbursements made for the client, in and about obtaining the judgment or decree. It is not a general lien, operating as a security for any other claim or demand, however meritorious it may be. For other debts, or for a…
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