Murphy v. Casselman
Murphy v. Casselman
Opinion of the Court
Because of matters occurring subsequent to judgment appealed from in this case, as this court understands the record of other proceedings of which it will take judicial notice, the matters now pending on this appeal are wholly moot.
During the pendency of this appeal, and the appeal in the companion case of Lown v. Casselman, ante, 44, 141 N. W. 73, motions were made by the respondents, by attorney C. J. Murphy, the real party in interest under an attorney’s lien in the matter before us, to dismiss the appeals in both eases, including this appeal, for the reason that collection had been made by him under execution in the judgment involved in Lown v. Casselman (see 24 N. D. 342, 139 N. W. 804) of the full amount in litigation. This lien claim so-called was the subject-matter also of the present action against Casselman and his bondsmen, who furnished a bond under which the discharge of record of said litigated attorney’s lien was made under the provisions of § 6294. So that in lieu of plaintiff Murphy’s attorney’s lien there was substituted, under the provisions of § 6294, the bond sued upon in this case of Murphy v. Casselman, as principal, and the United States Fidelity and Deposit Company, of Baltimore, Maryland, as surety. Murphy’s motion to dismiss was denied. He had procured execution to be issued in the action entitled Lown v. Casselman, and levied upon real estate of Casselman, under Avhich levy sale was had for the full amount of the attorney’s lien and accruing costs; but the property so sold was redeemed by Casselman, which redemption was held in Murphy v. Casselman, 24 N. D. 336, 139 N. W. 802, not to constitute a voluntary-payment of the judgment, and hence did not render moot the questions submitted for decision in that pending appeal. See also decision on motion in Lown v. Casselman, 24 N. D. 342, 139 N. W. 804. But subsequently Loato v. Casselman was decided by this court on the merits in favor of the respondent, sustaining the order made by the lower court to the effect that the judgment had been unaffected by the bankruptcy proceedings to the extent of $300, and interest, the amount of the attorney’s lien claimed of C. J. Murphy, and which, with costs, had been collected under the execution sale of Casselman’s real estate, and which amount was received by Murphy upon the redemption so made. This action of Murphy v. Casselman and the bonding company was begun to recover the same lien interest ($300 and interest) for which the execution sale has been had
Reference
- Full Case Name
- MURPHY v. CASSELMAN and The United States Fidelity & Deposit Company, of Baltimore, Maryland
- Status
- Published