Ex Parte Stewart

Sarah Hicks Stewart and Sarah Hicks Stewart, P.C. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Stewart"), petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to enter a summary judgment in favor of Stewart because, Stewart argues, the trial court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over a dispute involving the distribution of an attorney-fee award.

Facts and Procedural History

On September 11, 1996, members of a class who owned interests in oil wells filed a class action in the Escambia Circuit Court against several major oil companies who had purchased oil from the wells in which…