Legal Opinion

Estate of McCullough v. Estate of McCullough

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 15, 2011No. 2009-CP-01931-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This case involves a dispute over the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to the appellant, attorney Patricia A. Catchings, arising from the administration of the estate of Thelma M. McCullough (estate). Catchings contends the chancellor erred in determining the amount of reasonable attorney’s fees in the estate. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the Hinds County Chancery Court.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

¶2. Thelma Morant McCullough was born November 28, 1911, and died intestate on November 19, 2003, in Hinds County, Mississippi. Geraldine Yates (Yates)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McKee v. McKeeMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  2. In Re Estate of JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Moreland v. RileyMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

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