Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Lindsey
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 5, 1995No. 93-P-1028PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
In November, 1991, Andrew Fischer, attorney for the plaintiff Eli Cohen, obtained a preliminary injunction which required a tenant of a corporation controlled by Cohen to pay money into an escrow account pending a final determination of an eviction proceeding. At issue is whether those funds were subject to an attorney’s lien under G. L. c. 221, § 50 2 We hold that they were and that Mr. Fischer has perfected a valid lien under the statute. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment which later entered in the case, and remand the matter to the Superior Court for an assessment of reasonable counsel…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Boswell v. Zephyr Lines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Telesetsky v. WightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Check v. KaplanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Mulhern v. RoachMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by12 opinions
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