Jernigan v. Jernigan

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. The trial court ordered appellant Thomas E. Jernigan to pay $10,500 as attorney's fee to the attorney of his former wife, Jimmie T. Jernigan, the appellee in this cause. Appellant now prosecutes this appeal from that order of the trial court.

The issue before this court is whether the learned trial court erred to reversal by its above described order, which compensated appellee's attorney for services rendered after a decree of divorce was entered between appellant and appellee. We find that the learned trial court did so err, and…