Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-05
THE C0URTs.

COURT IN GENERAL TRRN.
To-day, Mr.. Thomas j. Fullerton was. on
a otion of Mr.. Henkle, and Andres A. Lips
comb, on the report of the examining commit
tee, admitted to the bar.
PRIORITY OF JUDGMENT.
The case Of K. ID. Copp agt. jas. W. Campbell
ct. al. was called. This case comes up on excsp-
tions of NASH assignee, 60 the auditors report
I'D me case which gives priority 70 the claims or
bell for several reasons. Among those stated
are that the law does not regard or rsco snize
fractions of q day in the service of attachments;
that bis (Nash's) judgment Is older than thatof
Campbelis and equally as old as Copp's. MeSsrs.
Moore and Newman appeared for Nash, and Mr.
F. W. Jones for the other parties. the court
decided in favor of plaintiff.
AN ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY CASE.
The case of the Adams Express Company sgt.
Andy Nj. Adams, A. Ii. jackson, and A. j VIII
Hams was taken up. The bill charges that on
or about the 9th of July, 1879. the plaintiff COL
lected from Charles Ewing. of the city of Wash
iBgton, upon a draft drawn upon him hy
the said detendantWillams in conjunction with
one Eldridge Gerry, -, 100; that the defendant
jackson claiming that the said money really
belonged to the defendant Adams. and that he
had lien upon a portion of the said sum so
collected, to wit, 1888 SO \ , procared the same
to be attached in the hands of the plaintiff in a
SUIT instituted by him against the said Adams
for the recovery of the said sum of 1885. 33a,;
that the plaintiff having collected the aforesaid
sum of money for account of the said Williams
in conjunction with the said Gerry, in response
to interrogatories propOunded TO IL in the said
attachment proceedings, denied that il had sny
money in it's hands belonging TO said Adams
and subject to said attachment; that the defen-
dant Williams inteTpOse q claim TO said money
so attached; and that other and further prc
ceedings were had in the said case, and the at
tachment therein, for the purpose of having the
rights OF the parties under said attachment de-
termined; that the justice holding the circuit
court OF the District at which the said case was
tired, being unwilling TO decide the question as
to whether the said jackson had a lien upon the
said fund or net in the proceedings in said
cause, refused TO release the said fund from the
said attachment until the SAID question a. Ia
SAID lien could be determined IN the forum hay-
ing jurisdiction Of the same. and REQUIRED plain-
pose. PU'
After thtS answers had been Aled and testi-
fhohy taken decree was made on the 10th of
July that the money be paid to Williams and
the bill be dismissed as to the other defendants,
said other defendants to pay the costs. The de-
fendsnt (JacksOn) appeals and contends that
the court erred IN passing the d cree, and in
refusing to allow his claim to be paid out of, or
from the funds attached and garnished in the
hands OF the plaintiff, and in support of this the
following points and authorities are submitted:
Attorneys at law and solicitors in equity have
undoubtedly, by the English rule general lien
not only upon all moneys collected by them,
but upon all books, papers, and documents of
their clients in their possession, not only for all
their charges and costs In the particular cause
IN which they came to their possession, but
also for other professional business, and this
lien extends TO all m0reys received and iudg-
ments recovered. The same rule is almost uni
Union for the protection of the bar generally,
tIine
The general lien of an attorney extends to ALI
papers which he holds in a professional capacity,
Like other liens ii depends upon possession Of
some instrument belonging to the client, or
OF sum money or other property to which he
is entitled. The rules governing such liens are:
The claim must have arisen from professional
services. In that case 1t may be held for any
general balance on account. No motion can be
successfully made under the summary process
of the court for delivery of the papers until
theentire balance be paid The lien is only com
nensurate with the right which the client hum
self has. An attorney has the same lien upon
Judgment, especially where the cause still re-
mains in court or a judgment is entered upon
the award Chancellor Walworth held tbat
when suit was brought in equity to compel a
seton of judgment recovered in different
scflon. the court would protect the attorneys
lien. lt is well settled that, il the Judgment
upon which an attorney has lien is assigned
the assignee must satisfy the attorneys claim
Inc defendant also calls attention to the fact
Of having obtained judgment on the law side of
the court for bis fees in this case.
The plaintiff (appelee) contends that not one
OF the elements Of attorneys lien sUbsists.
The court affirmed the decree below. Messrs
Totten, Moore, and Newman appeared for
defendants, (appellants,) and w. B. Webb for
plaintiff
POLICE COURT-Jufqe Shell
To-Day Lucy Carter, threats to Anna Perry,
warrant sworn before Justice Powell, charges
that Lucy threatened that she would have re-
NeDge III She nad TO wade through h-ll and in
blood up TO her knees; 5000 bonds to keep the
peace. William Henry. assault and battery on
John Coleman; S5 and costs. John Cssalgia
an Italian, assault and battery on John Buch-
Ter, small boy. This Cssalgia is a chestnut
vender, and he flung his gill measure at the
boy, cutting his head seriously above the eve:
tined so and costs. George McAtee assault
ing Officer Green IN the discharge of his duty:
grand jury. Michael Paff, disorderly; forfeited
collateral. Elizabeth Thornton, disorderly IN
The county. When arrested by OffiGer Sullivan
che said she would not be arrested for nothing
and pitched her infant child out into the road
as far as she cOuli throw II; fined So John
Coxldine, disOrderly; continued. Jacob Fech-
ng, forfeited collateral. John Daniels, for
teited- John Smith, prOfane; IS. A. J. Brooks
forfeited collateral. Robert McLane A Henry
y. Todd drunk and dsOrderly; forfeited b each
samuel Butler, loud and bOisterons talking:
SO. 9hOs. McGOwan and August Seymore for
telted collateras. Peter Cannon. profanity; 80
John keefe, same; SIS. John Mowbray driy
ing through funeral procession, forfeited col
lateral. Morris Dudy forfeited collateral for
profanity. Daniel Buckiy. profane; %. Thos
A. Downing drunk and disorderly, forfeited
collateral. VIM. McCuilen, same. Geo. Nc
Aztec, disorderly in Georgetown; SIS. Robert
warden, same; so. John Quinn forfeited col
lateral. Richard Dorsey, loud and boisterous;
80. John Jarvis profane, So. Henry Thomp-
son, Daniel Webster, Butt Lafayette, Charles
Henry and Michael Drooney, forfeited coilate-
rails for various misdemeanors. Dennis Muir
ply, cursing; 50. John Butler forfeited c)l-
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