https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289610 An attorney's retaining lien in India was held to attach to deeds, papers and similar chattels in the attorney's possession, but not to money recovered for a client so as to justify applying that fund to the client's general indebtedness. On the facts stated, the defendants could not retain the settlement sum against an unrelated account, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover it subject to proper deductions. A separate claim for breach of duty in settling without authority failed because the defendants were not shown to be the plaintiff's attorneys for conduct of the suit, and the correspondence was treated as an amicable settlement rather than an admission of liability. en-us Thu, 20 Jul 1933 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289610 An attorney's retaining lien in India was held to attach to deeds, papers and similar chattels in the attorney's possession, but not to money recovered for a client so as to justify applying that fund to the client's general indebtedness. On the facts stated, the defendants could not retain the settlement sum against an unrelated account, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover it subject to proper deductions. A separate claim for breach of duty in settling without authority failed because the defendants were not shown to be the plaintiff's attorneys for conduct of the suit, and the correspondence was treated as an amicable settlement rather than an admission of liability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Jul 1933 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289610