Russel's Case
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1790 |
| Date | 01 January 1790 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 96 E.R. 825
COURTS OF KINGS BENCH
Russel's Case
russel's case. A deed that has been delivered to an attorney by a client must, on payment of what is due, be redelivered. Upon a motion against Russel, an attorney, it appeared that a deed had been delivered to him by a client; and that, notwithstanding an offer had been made, of paying him what was due from the client for fees and on other accounts, he refused to redeliver the deed. A rule was made for Russel to shew cause, why, upon the payment of what was due from the client for fees and on other accounts, he should not re-deliver the deed 1 And by Ryder Ch.J.-In Howe's case, Hil. 11 G. 1, in this Court, a rule was made for Howe, an attorney, to re-deliver writings, for which he had given a receipt together with an undertaking to re-deliver them on demand; and that in default thereof, an attachment should be awarded against him. A Court of...
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