Hubble v. Dunlap
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 71 — PETITION EQUITY 1. Under the provisions of section 107, of the Kentucky Statutes the compromise provided for therein between the parties to a suit must be made in good faith, and without the payment of money or other thing of value, so as to deprive the attorney of his lien or claim against the defendant.
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Case 71 — PETITION EQUITY 1. Under the provisions of section 107, of the Kentucky Statutes the compromise provided for therein between the parties to a suit must be made in good faith, and without the payment of money or other thing of value, so as to deprive the attorney of his lien or claim against the defendant. It was not intended or contemplated thereby to furnish the parties to an action the means of fraudulently fixing up or arranging a settlement so as to deprive attorneys of their fees. Kentucky Statutes, sec. 107; General Statutes, art. 5, sec. 1; L. & N. R. R. v. Givens, &c„ 13 Ky.…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PAYNTER
delivered the opinion of the court.
The court sustained a demurrer to the petition in this case, and from that judgment, -this appeal is prosecuted. On demurrer, the facts alleged in the petition are admitted to be true. The appellants Hubble & Williams were attorneys at law at Lancaster, Ky. They entered into' a contract with Dunlap, by which they agreed to examine! and investigate the various settlements made by Dunlap’s various guardians and to collect by suit or otherwise, any money or interest that they ascertained to be due him, by any or all of his guardians. For the…
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