Smith v. Baum

The claim in suit belonged to the plaintiff, and he and the defendant had the right to meet, compromise and adjust it, and so far as the plaintiff is concerned, the settlement is conclusive. . As to the plaintiff’s attorney, a *268different question arises. From, the commencement of an action the attorney has a lien upon his client’s cause of action, which attaches to a verdict, report, decision or judgment in his client’s favor, and the proceeds thereof, in whosesoever hand they come; and cannot he affected by any settlement between the parties before or after judgment (Code, sec. 66). The…