Legal Opinion
Galanis v. Lyons & Truitt
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1999No. 64S03-9904-CV-231PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
BOEHM, Justice.
We hold that in the absence of express written fee agreements providing otherwise (1) a lawyer retained under a contingent fee contract but discharged prior to the contingency is entitled to recover the value of services rendered if there is a subsequent settlement or award; (2) the fee is to be measured by the proportion of the total fee equal to the contribution of the discharged lawyer’s efforts to the ultimate result; and (3) a subsequent lawyer under a contingent fee agreement who knew of the previous lawyer’s representation is responsible for paying…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Saucier v. Hayes Dairy Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Aflac, Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Kizer v. DavisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Kelly v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
- Plunkett & Cooney, Pc v. Capitol Bancorp LtdMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by41 opinions
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