PER CURIAM.
The plaintiff, an attorney, appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint for the enforcement of a lien claimed under § 85.09, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. The only question is whether § 85.09, supra, provides a lien for the services of attorneys. In Florida, as in most states, a lawyer has a retaining lien upon papers in his hands and according to the circumstances, a charging or equitable lien on recoveries obtained for a client in the suit for the services...
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