Stoller v. Onuszko.

This is an action to enforce an attorney’s lien. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 13, sec. 14.) The circuit court of Cook County, chancery division, dismissed plaintiff’s second amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The plaintiff appeals from the final order entered thereon.

The issue for our review is whether the plaintiff can maintain a suit to enforce his attorney’s lien based on a contingent fee contract which pertains to an action filed in the divorce division of the circuit court. The divorce action involved alimony, child support and property rights. Plaintiff contends…