Legal Opinion
Johnston v. First Federal Savings Bank
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 2005No. 85A05-0402-CV-115PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
An attorney who represented a client in a dissolution action sought to have the attorney's lien on a house purchased by the client while the proceedings were pending take priority over the judgment lien of the client's spouse from the same *615action. Because the house was not recovered by the attorney for the client, we find that the attorney was not entitled to an attorney's lien on the property.
Facts and Procedural History
Attorney John R. J ohnston represented Thomas Korkos in the dissolution of his marriage to Pamela Magley. During the course of the…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Putnam v. TennysonIndiana Supreme Court · 1875
- Booram v. DayIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Johnston v. First Federal Savings BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005