Jackson v. Clopton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John A. Minnis. Tbe transcript in this case contains only the bill of exceptions reserved by tbe plaintiff on the trial, and the verdict and judgment.
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Appeal from tbe City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John A. Minnis. Tbe transcript in this case contains only the bill of exceptions reserved by tbe plaintiff on the trial, and the verdict and judgment. The bill of exceptions purports to set'out all tbe evidence adduced on tbe trial, and shows that tbe action was brought by W. S. Jackson against David Clopton, to recover moneys which the defendant had collected as attorney for the plaintiff, under a judgment recovered in his favor, and which the defendant had retained as compensation for his professional services in the cause, and…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeryille, J.
It is settled in this State, that an attorney-at-law has a lien on a judgment, for any reasonable fees due to him by his client, for professional services rendered in its recovery. It is limited, however, to services rendered in the particular action, or proceeding, in which the judgment was obtained.—Warfield v. Campbell, 38 Ala. 527; Ex parte Lehman, Durr & Co., 59 Ala. 631; Adams v. Fox, 40 Barb. (N. Y.) 442; Wells v. Hatch, 43 N. H. 246 ; Mansfield v. Dorland, 2 Cal. 507. And he may not only deduct his reasonable fees from moneys in his hands which he has recovered for his client, but is…
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