Sharar v. Pollia’s Empirical Analysis
191 F.2d 116 · 1951
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Princess Lida of Thurn & Taxis v. Thompson · Huron Holding Corporation v. Lincoln Mine Operating Co · William Wallace v. Corry M'Connell · Nickel v. Pollia · Enos v. Keating
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Attorney’s lien — notice of claim filed — All attorneys and counselors ■at law, shall have a lien on any money, property, choses in action, or ■claims and demands in their hands, ■and on any judgment they may have obtained, or assisted in obtaining, in whole or in part, and on any and all claims and demands in suit, for any fees or balance of fees, due or to become due from any client. And in the case of demands in suit, and in the case of judgments obtained in whole or in part by any attorney, such attorney may file with the clerk of the court wherein such cause is pending, notice of his claim as lien- or, setting forth specifically the agreement of compensation between such attorney and his client, or clients, which notice, duly entered of record, shall be notice to all persons and to all parties, including the judgment creditor, and all persons in the case against whom a demand exists, and to all persons claiming by, through or under any person having a demand in suit or having obtained a judgment, that the attorney whose appearance is thus entered has a first lien on such demand in suit, or on such judgment for the amount of his fees; but such notice of lien shall not be presented in any manner to the jury in the case in which the same is filed. Such lien may be enforced by the proper civil action.” C.R.S.1953, 12-1-11 provides: “Other property to which lien attaches. — An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon any papers of his client which have ”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“all papers, books, documents, securities, and money coming into an attorney's possession in the course of his professional employment. The attorney has a right to retain them in his possession until the general balance due him for legal services is paid, whether such services grew out of the special matters then in his hand, or other legal matters.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“is not restricted to cases where property has been actually seized under judicial process before a second suit is instituted, but applies as well where suits are brought to marshal assets, administer trusts, or liquidate estates, and in suits of a similar nature where, to give effect to its jurisdiction, the court must control the property.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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