Code Civ. Proc., § 283 · Chapter 1. Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Code Civ. Proc., § 283
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An attorney and counselor shall have authority:
1. To bind his client in any of the steps of an action or proceeding by his agreement filed with the Clerk, or entered upon the minutes of the Court, and not otherwise;
2. To receive money claimed by his client in an action or proceeding during the pendency thereof, or after judgment, unless a revocation of his authority is filed, and upon the payment thereof, and not otherwise, to discharge the claim or acknowledge satisfaction of the judgment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 35.
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