Tennessee Statutes
§ 23-2-103 — Lien on action begun before employment
Tennessee·Title 23
Any attorney or solicitor who is employed to prosecute a suit that has already been brought in any court of record shall have a lien upon the plaintiff's right of action from the date of the attorney's or solicitor's employment in the case; provided, that the record of the case shall first be made to show such employment by notice upon the rule docket of such court, by a written memorandum filed with the papers in the case or by notice served upon the defendant in the case.
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Legislative History
Acts 1899, ch. 243, § 2; Shan., § 3592a2; mod. Code 1932, §8036; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-203.
Nearby Sections
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§ 23-1-101
Board of law examiners§ 23-1-103
Examination of applicants§ 23-1-105
Admission on foreign license§ 23-1-106
Fees - Accounting§ 23-1-107
Women admitted to practice§ 23-1-109
Party acting as own attorney§ 23-2-101
Counsel assigned to paupers§ 23-2-102
Lien on right of action§ 23-2-103
Lien on action begun before employment§ 23-2-104
Power of attorney to execute papers§ 23-2-105
Service of subpoenas§ 23-3-101
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