Case Name: Bell & Harrell v. Kwilecki
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1912-04-02
Citations: 11 Ga. App. 9
Docket Number: 3915
Parties: Bell & Harrell v. Kwilecki.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 9–9

Head Matter:
3915.
Bell & Harrell v. Kwilecki.
Decided April 2, 1912.
Certiorari; from Decatur superior court — Judge Prank Park. November 16, 1911.
A. E. Thornton, for plaintiffs in error. W. H. Krause, contra.

Opinion:
Pottle, J.
1. "Without special authority, attorneys can not receive anything in discharge of a client's claim but the full amount in cash." Civil Code (1910), § 4956; Patterson v. Childs, 9 Ga. App. 646 (72 S. E. 45).
2. The court did not err in sustaining the certiorari and entering final judgment in the plaintiff's favor. Judgment affirmed.