Leavenson v. Lafontane
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth County. Leavenson et al., recovered judgment against Lafontane et al. Lafontane et al., brought action against Leavenson et al., by Gambell et al., attorneys. No effort was made by Leavenson et al., in this action before' judgment to offset their judgment. Lafontane et al. recovered judgment, and afterwards the said attorneys gave notice of their Ken thereon for fees. This judgment was duly assigned by Lafontane et al.
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Error from Leavenworth County. Leavenson et al., recovered judgment against Lafontane et al. Lafontane et al., brought action against Leavenson et al., by Gambell et al., attorneys. No effort was made by Leavenson et al., in this action before' judgment to offset their judgment. Lafontane et al. recovered judgment, and afterwards the said attorneys gave notice of their Ken thereon for fees. This judgment was duly assigned by Lafontane et al. The causes of action on which the respective judgments were recovered, were such as might have been offset against each other. In this action in the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Crozier, O. J".
It is claimed by the plaintiffs in error that the District Court erred in sustaining the alleged lien of the attorneys of Lafontane as against their application to have the judgments set off against one another. They insist that upon the rendition of the latter judgment, the two judgments were to be deemed demands compensating one another within the meaning of section 108 of the Code, and hence there was nothing to which the lien at the time it was claimed, could attach.
The section referred to does not apply after the rendition of judgments upon the cross demands.…
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