Union Pacific Railroad v. Laughlin

Citations

• 247 U.S. 204
• 38 S. Ct. 436
• 62 L. Ed. 1073
• 1918 U.S. LEXIS 1973

Syllabus

<p>A state statute giving an attorney a lien on the cause of action or its proceeds for an agreed portion of any recovery, and rendering the actual or proposed defendant directly liable to him for its satisfaction in case of settlement after notice without his consent, does not deprive the party thus made liablélof any constitutional right, even where the settlement is made under a judgment recovered upon the cause of action through another attorney in the federal court, and by satisfying such judgment by .payment to the clerk of that court.</p> <p>A contrary contention raises Hip substantial federal question.</p> <p>So held where the cause of action (for personal injuries) arose in another State.</p>