IN RE DIAMOND MFG. CO., INC.

No. CV 490-226, Bankruptcy No. 485-00555.

123 B.R. 125 (1990)

In re DIAMOND MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Debtor. William H. MOORE, Jr., Appellant, v. DIAMOND MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Appellee.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

December 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Jankowski, Savannah, Ga., pro se.

Jack Berry, Savannah, Ga.

Julian H. Toporek, Savannah, Ga.


ORDER

EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.

Appellant William H. Moore, Jr., claims an attorney's lien against proceeds of the settlement of litigation that the debtor instituted prior to filing for bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy court denied Moore's claim, and Moore appealed. This Court holds that the language of the Georgia attorney's lien statute dictates a contrary result. Accordingly, the Court REVERSES the decision...

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