Hogan v. Black

Citations

• 66 Cal. 41
• 4 P. 943
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 678

Syllabus

<p>Assignment—Notice—Settlement of Claim—Defense.—A plaintiff in an action on a street assessment assigned his claim to his attorney. The defendant had no notice of the assignment, and settled the matter in suit with the plaintiff, who satisfied the demand, and cancelled the assessment.</p> <p>Seld, that the assignee could not avail himself of the assignment as against the defendant, and that the settlement was a good defense to the action.</p> <p>Attorney—Lien fob Fees and Costs.—An attorney has no lien for fees and. costs upon a judgment in favor of his client.</p>