Olsen and Brown v. City of Englewood

We granted certiorari to determine whether an attorney may recover damages for a client’s breach of a non-contingency contract for legal services without cause; whether the court of appeals can reverse a trial court’s judgment on an issue not appealed when it expands the rights of a party; and, whether an attorney’s claims resulting from operation of a municipal sanitation facility are barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

We affirm the court of appeals’ determination that an attorney may not recover damages under a non-contingency contract for services not rendered prior to such…