Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Nichols
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 23, 2009No. 103,950PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1052OPALA, J.
T1 The dispositive issue on certiorari is whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's order. We answer in the affirmative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
12 Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis (Law Firm) represented Gayle Nichols (wife or client) in her divorcee case. After the divorcee was granted, Law Firm filed on behalf of its client an amended application for an attorney's fee and costs in the total amount of $151,991.12.2 In June 1999 the trial court awarded to the wife for her attorney's fee and costs the amount of $37,383.38 for the discharge…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In Re: Marilyn E. Morris, Debtor. John Poss v. Marilyn E. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Akin v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Bivins v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Sisney v. SmalleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
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