Robarts v. Haley
65 Cal. 397 ·
Supreme Court of California · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that an attorney who receives real property as compensation for legal services rendered under a joint retainer with another attorney holds an undivided one-half interest in that property in trust for his co-counsel, and equity will compel a conveyance of that interest upon contribution for expenses.
Statutes construed
- CIV ยง 1572