Brewer v. Harvey

MlKELL, Judge.

Joe Larry Brewer appeals from the trial court’s order awarding him 20 percent of the settlement proceeds in an action for the wrongful death of his son, Austin Brewer. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

Brewer and Rebecca Harvey, who never married, were Austin’s parents. Four-year-old Austin was killed on April 5, 2004, in an automobile collision while riding in a car driven by Harvey. Harvey filed a wrongful death action against the other vehicle’s driver and the driver’s husband. After Brewer intervened through a consent order, the defendants’ insurer agreed to pay a…