Legal Opinion
Farm & Home Life Insurance v. Skelton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 1, 1998No. A98A1218, A98A1219PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.
Fleet Finance, Inc. of Georgia (“Fleet”) retained attorney John L. Skelton, Jr. to collect accounts receivable, consisting of several purchase money notes and security deeds (“the collateral debts”), which Fleet held as collateral for certain loans (“the capital loans”). Fleet agreed to pay attorney Skelton a 25 percent contingency fee, plus expenses. Attorney Skelton initiated collection proceedings and acquired consent judgments which required periodic payments to satisfy a number of the collateral debts. Upon receiving these installments, attorney Skelton…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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