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Harwood v. La Grange

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 17, 1893
137 N.Y. 538 (N.Y. 1893)

Summary

In Harwood v. La Grange (137 N.Y. 538) an attorney rendered services in an action under an agreement that he should receive his compensation out of the proceeds thereof, and the court said: "That the agreement gave the plaintiff an equitable lien on or ownership as equitable assignee in the proceeds of the action, is not open to doubt."

Summary of this case from Lynch v. Conger

Opinion

Submitted December 23, 1892

Decided January 17, 1893

Charles Strauss for appellants.

Oliver P. Buel and Grove M. Harwood for respondent.



EARL, J., reads for reversal and new trial.

All concur.

Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Harwood v. La Grange

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 17, 1893
137 N.Y. 538 (N.Y. 1893)

In Harwood v. La Grange (137 N.Y. 538) an attorney rendered services in an action under an agreement that he should receive his compensation out of the proceeds thereof, and the court said: "That the agreement gave the plaintiff an equitable lien on or ownership as equitable assignee in the proceeds of the action, is not open to doubt."

Summary of this case from Lynch v. Conger

In Harwood v. La Grange (137 N.Y. 538) it was held that when an attorney renders services in an action under an agreement that he shall receive his compensation out of the proceeds thereof, he has an equitable lien upon or ownership, as equitable assignee, in such proceeds, and that is the plaintiff's theory in the present case.

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Case details for

Harwood v. La Grange

Case Details

Full title:GROVE M. HARWOOD, Respondent, v . OSCAR H. LA GRANGE et al., Appellants

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 17, 1893

Citations

137 N.Y. 538 (N.Y. 1893)
32 N.E. 1000

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