Commonwealth ex rel. Vanderpool v. Terry

Citations

• 11 Pa. Super. 547
• 1899 Pa. Super. LEXIS 167

Syllabus

<p>Attorney and client — Assignment of judgment to secure fees.</p> <p>When a client assigns a judgment to his counsel who has conducted the litigation, as security for fees of counsel and expenses of the suit without restriction, the pledge is for the services which counsel has rendered prior to the assignment, as well as for such services as he may render in the collection of the judgment, so long as he continues as counsel in the ease.</p> <p>Attorney and client — Discharge of attorney — Interest on fees.</p> <p>Where a client puts an end to the employment of his attorneys he determines the services and expenses to be considered in fixing the compensation which they are equitably entitled to receive. The client having dissolved his relations with his attorneys, the latter are at once entitled to be paid for the services which they had rendered, and in default of payment interest accrues from that date as a legal incident.</p>