Handling client’s funds

Without special authority, attorneys cannot receive anything in discharge of a client’s claim but the full amount in cash. (Orig. Code 1863, § 383; Code 1868, § 444; Code 1873, § 409; Code 1882, § 409; Civil Code 1895, § 4418; Civil Code 1910, § 4956; Code 1933, § 9-606.) 379 15-19-6