Legal Opinion
Fox v. Fox
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1983PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
We granted Appellant’s application for permission to appeal in order to clarify the case law concerning attorneys’ fees penden-te lite. The Court of Appeals based its decision to deny additional fees pendente lite upon Coleman v. Coleman, 1 which decision fails to cite and is in conflict with Rule 54.02 T.R.C.P.
On July 21, 1980, Mr. Larry Fox filed a complaint for absolute divorce and Mrs. Olive Fox counterclaimed. By decree entered June 18, 1981, Mr. Fox was granted an absolute divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Prior to the final decree, on April…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Humphreys v. HumphreysCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
- Stidham v. Fickle HeirsTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Acree v. AcreeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Thompson v. ThompsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1859
- Coleman v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
3Cited by46 opinions
- Harris v. ChernTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Huntington National Bank v. HookerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Langschmidt v. LangschmidtTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- Davey Mann v. Alpha Tau Omega FraternityTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Frank Rudy Heirs Associates v. Sholodge, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
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