Taylor v. Black Diamond Coal Mining Co.

Citations

• 86 Cal. 589
• 25 P. 51
• 1890 Cal. LEXIS 1072

Syllabus

<p>Assignment — Attorney’s Fees—Partnership — Surviving Partner.— Although an attorney cannot assign a contract for his services to be rendered, and substitute another attorney in his place, without the consent of his client, he may assign a debt substantially due for services rendered; and where a firm of attorneys was to receive a certain compensation for their services, provided they should accomplish certain results, the surviving partner may, after the services which they promised to render, and the ends which they agreed to accomplish, were all practically rendered and accomplished, assign all the right and title of the firm in the contract for such services, and all the moneys due or to become due thereunder, and the assignee may recover upon the contract.</p>