85 Ga. 578 | Ga. | 1890
Walter employed Wooten as an attorney at law to foreclose a mortgage on certain land in the county of Calhoun. Wooten performed the services. He obtained judgment of foreclosure and caused execution issued thereon to be levied on the land, which was sold, Walter becoming the purchaser and taking title thereto, but without paying any money, the price of the land being simply entered as a credit upon the execution. Wooten was proceeding to foreclose a lien upon the land for his fees as an attorney. Walter died, and the defendants in error were made parties as his executors. They thereupon moved to dismiss the foreclosure proceedings, on the ground that, under the laws of this State, Wooten had no lien for his services upon the land purchased by Walter. The court sustained the objection and dismissed the case. Wooten complains of this ruling of the court and says it was error.
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