Jackson v. Erkins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Marie L. Jackson, and by Merle I. St. John, her attorney, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 28th day of January, 1909, directing the attorney to surrender certain leases and assignments.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The order has been made upon the theory that the indebtedness as collateral security for which the leases were assigned has been *802paid. But the plaintiff and her attorney insist that he has a lien on the securities for moneys advanced and for expenses incurred for his client and for his services as attorney, and that until such lien is satisfied they have a right to retain the securities.
On the 13th day"of February, 1908, the plaintiff loaned to the defendant Erkins $5,000 on the security of a bond executed by' Erkins, conditioned for the repayment of the money one year from that…
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