Tennessee § 23-2-103 - Lien on action begun before employment.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 23-2-103 — Lien on action begun before employment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-2-103. Lien on action begun before employment.
Any attorney or solicitor who is employed to prosecute a suit that has already been brought in any court of record shall have a lien upon the plaintiff's right of action from the date of the attorney's or solicitor's employment in the case; provided, that the record of the case shall first be made to show such employment by notice upon the rule docket of such court, by a written memorandum filed with the papers in the case or by notice served upon the defendant in the case. Acts 1899, ch. 243, § 2; Shan., § 3592a2; mod. Code 1932, § 8036; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-203. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attorney and Client, §§ 9-18. Law Reviews. Attorney vs. Client: Lien Rights and Remedies in Tennessee (Margret H. Tucker), 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 435. Cited: Long v. Crowley, 10 Tenn. App. 156, — S.W.2d —, 1929 Tenn. App. LEXIS 17 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1929); Hail v. Nashville Trust Co., 31 Tenn. App. 39, 212 S.W.2d 51, 1948 Tenn. App. LEXIS 72 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1948).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 23-2-103 cover?
Section 23-2-103 ("Lien on action begun before employment.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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