Legal Opinion
Ford v. Massey
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 12, 1986No. Civ. 5073PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.
This is an attorney's lien case.
Mr. Massey was' contacted by Mrs. Ford to represent the Fords as their attorney and to seek damages for personal injuries which they suffered in an automobile accident. No formal contract was executed, and they had no express agreement regarding the amount of Mr. Massey’s fee. The attorney’s office file was opened in February 1984. On January 15, 1985, Mr. Massey filed a seven page complaint in the accident case since the statute of limitations had almost run and Mrs. Ford’s recovery had not progressed to the point that…
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- Boyd v. SellersCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
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