Legal Opinion
Petty v. Kroger Food & Pharmacy
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 2005No. 05AP-592PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Travis, Judge.
{¶ 1} Appellant, attorney Scott E. Smith, appeals from the May 9, 2005 judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying his motion to intervene. Appellant sought to intervene to assert a charging lien against James Petty, a former client. For the following reasons, we affirm.
{¶ 2} In April 2001, James Petty hired appellant to represent him in his claims of false arrest and malicious prosecution against Kroger Food & Pharmacy. Petty and appellant entered into a written contingent-fee agreement that specifically provided appellant the right to a charging lien. Some…
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