Legal Opinion
Adams v. Mellen
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 27, 1981PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEWIS, Judge.
Appellants have appealed from an order allowing appellees an attorneys’ fee of $16,-666.66. Appellees were the original attorneys employed by appellants to represent them for the wrongful death of their daughter. Prior to the conclusion of the lawsuit, appellants terminated their relationship with appellees and hired other attorneys.
The pertinent facts are as follows: Appellants were the parents of Rosa Marie Adams, who was born January 4,1976. On September 7, 1978, Rosa Marie was playing in the front yard of appellants’ home when she was struck by one of two vehicles…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Connors v. ConnorsTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Chambliss, Bahner and Crawford v. LutherCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Hail v. Nashville Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- Spofford v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency v. HillCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Fell v. RamboCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Crawford v. LoganTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
- Starks v. BrowningCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- Woralak Kalyawongsa Udo Liell, Philip P. Durand E. Michael Morris, Attorneys-Appellees v. Margaret Jean MoffettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Jahn v. PerlbergCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
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