Humptulips Driving Co. v. Cross

Citations

• 65 Wash. 636
• 118 P. 827
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 987

Syllabus

<p>Execution — Right to Relief — Injunction—Assignment—Judgment — Attorney’s Lien. Where a judgment was assigned in good faith, free from an attorney’s lien, the judgment debtor is entitled to injunctive relief against the issuance of execution at the instance of the assignor’s attorneys to satisfy the lien claimed.</p> <p>Attorney and Client — Control of Litigation' — Dismissal of Appeal. Parties may stipulate to dismiss an appeal without consent of counsel.</p> <p>Attorney and Client — Attorney’s Lien — Time for Filing — Assignment of Judgment. Under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 136, giving attorneys a lien for their services upon the judgment “from the time of filing notice of such lien,” the claim for lien must be filed prior to assignment of the judgment in order to take precedence over the assignment.</p>