Supreme Court of Vermont September 1, 1981, 303-80 (Drennan v. Mountain Trust Co.)

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Barney, C.J.

In a discovery proceeding under V.R.C.P. 26, the plaintiffs below are seeking to examine a file which is in the custody of a lawyer who was their attorney in a real estate transaction. The lawyer is not a party to the law suit, but withheld the file claiming an attorney’s lien based on an unpaid professional bill.