Halsell v. Turner
Citations
- 84 Miss. 432
Syllabus
<p>1. Attorney and Client. Attorney’s Men. Extent.</p> <p>An attorney has a lien on the funds of his Client for services rendered in the proceedings by which the money was collected, but not for services rendered in other cases.</p> <p>2. Same. Exemptions. Wages. Code 1892, § 1963, par. 10a.</p> <p>Money collected by an attorney on a claim due his client for wages, exempt from execution or garnishment under Code 1892, § 1963, par. tenth (a), is not exempt from the attorney’s lien.</p>
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