Any attorney appearing for a person without being employed, unless by leave of the court, is guilty of a contempt of court and shall be fined not less than $500.00.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 386; Code 1868, § 447; Code 1873, § 412; Code 1882, § 412; Civil Code 1895, § 4422; Civil Code 1910, § 4960; Code 1933, § 9-602.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 7A C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 235.
ALR.- Use of affidavits to establish contempt, 79 A.L.R.2d 657.
Right of attorney to continue divorce or separation suit against wishes of his client, 92 A.L.R.2d 1009.