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  "id": 2857735,
  "name": "Arthur B. Wright, Appellee, v. Frederick W. Clark et al., Appellants",
  "name_abbreviation": "Wright v. Clark",
  "decision_date": "1914-06-15",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 19,303",
  "first_page": "309",
  "last_page": "310",
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      "cite": "187 Ill. App. 309"
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  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "Arthur B. Wright, Appellee, v. Frederick W. Clark et al., Appellants."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice McSurely\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\n2. Attorney and client, \u00a7 138 \u2014when instruments not construed as creating equitable lien for attorney\u2019s fees. Instruments drawn by an attorney for his clients construed as not entitling the attorney to a lien for attorney\u2019s fees enforceable in equity, where the instruments were silent as to any interest created thereby for the attorney\u2019s benefit, and there was no evidence to show that his clients fully understood and agreed that the attorney should have a lien.\n3. Arbitration and award, \u00a7 74*\u2014when invalidity of award no ground for setting it aside in equity. A court of equity will not assume jurisdiction to set aside a void award of arbitration on the ground that the award is void, for the reason that the death of one of the arbitrators nullified the agreement to arbitrate.",
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        "author": "Mr. Justice McSurely"
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    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Scott, Bancroft & Stephens, William B. Hale and Edward G. Woods, for appellants; Frank H. Scott, William B. Hale and Edward G. Woods, of counsel.",
      "C. H. Poppenhusen, Joseph L. McNab and E. R. Johnston, for appellee; Elbridge Hanecy and S. S. Gregory, of counsel."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Arthur B. Wright, Appellee, v. Frederick W. Clark et al., Appellants.\nGen. No. 19,303.\n(Not to he reported in full.)\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Attorney and client, \u00a7 95 \u2014fairness of contract. An attorney seeking to recover from a client on a contract drawn by the attorney at the time the relation exists must show that the client was fully informed of its nature and effect.\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1913.\nReversed and remanded with directions.\nOpinion filed June 15, 1914.\nStatement of the Case.\nBill by Arthur B. Wright against Frederick W. Clark and others, trustees of two trusts, to establish and enforce a lien npon one or both trusts for attorney\u2019s fees and expenses incurred in connection with a contest of the will of Jonathan Clark, deceased, and to set aside an alleged void arbitration award fixing complainant\u2019s fees therein. From a decree entered in favor of complainant, defendants appeal.\nScott, Bancroft & Stephens, William B. Hale and Edward G. Woods, for appellants; Frank H. Scott, William B. Hale and Edward G. Woods, of counsel.\nC. H. Poppenhusen, Joseph L. McNab and E. R. Johnston, for appellee; Elbridge Hanecy and S. S. Gregory, of counsel.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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