Legal Opinion

Emerson v. Underwood

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 14, 1939No. 28681PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, . J.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment canceling or setting aside in part a written release and satisfaction of a judgment, and sustaining an attorney’s lien as against plaintiff in error and awarding judgment for attorney’s fee.

In 1926, Mildred Amos, one of the defendants in error herein, filed a suit against the Blue Bird Cab Company to recover damages for personal injuries. Said action was No. 37303, in the district court of Tulsa county. Therein she was represented by the firm of Allen, Underwood & Smith. The petition had endorsed thereon- an attorney’s “lien claimed.”…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Moore v. HuntingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Long v. O. R. Lang & Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  3. Rogers v. BrooksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1876
  4. Greer v. McCarterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1869

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Resolute Insurance Co. v. Western Bank & Office Supply, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971

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