Tri City Equipment Co. v. Modern Real Estate Investments, Ltd.

LARSON, Justice.

This case involves competing claims to funds deposited with an attorney by a client for payment of future attorney’s fees. The attorney claims priority in the funds through his attorney’s lien under Iowa Code section 602.10116 (1987). The client’s judgment creditor, on the other hand, claimed priority through its judgment and succeeding levy. The district court ruled for the judgment creditor, and we affirm.

On July 28, 1988, Tri City Equipment Co. obtained a judgment against Ron Farkas and several other defendants for $17,928.30 plus interest and court costs. On February 3,…