Boston, Bates & Holt v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

The record supports the trial court’s decision that the plaintiff’s attorneys are entitled to a fee for services performed in asserting a subrogation claim on behalf of their client’s insurer against the third party tort-feasor, which decision was reversed by the Court of Appeals.

On May 20, 1989, an automobile owned and operated by Robert S. Beckham was involved in a collision with an automobile operated by Paula L. Coggins. Beckham was insured by Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, the defendant in this case, under a policy that included coverage for…