Fletcher v. Davis

Full title: Freddie FLETCHER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Carlyle DAVIS et al.…

Court: Supreme Court of California

Date published: May 14, 2003

134 Cal. Rptr. 2d 50 (Cal. 2003)

68 P.3d 343

Opinion

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__ Cal.4th __ 134 Cal.Rptr.2d 50, 68 P.3d 343 Freddie FLETCHER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Carlyle DAVIS et al., Defendants and Respondents. No. S114715. Supreme Court of California May 14, 2003

         Prior report: Cal.App., 130 Cal.Rptr.2d 696.

         Petitions for review GRANTED.

         The issues to be briefed and argued before this court are limited to: (1) Must an attorney's agreement with a client, authorizing a lien for payment of attorney fees to be imposed against any recovery in the litigation be in writing? (2) Must an attorney obtain a judgment against the client establishing the existence and amount of such a lien before suing non-client third parties to enforce the lien?

         [134 Cal.Rptr.2d 51] GEORGE, C.J., and KENNARD, BAXTER, WERDEGAR, CHIN and MORENO, JJ., concur.