Monroe v. Brooks

Deen, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises from a $6,666.60 dispute between two lawyers over a fee that was paid to appellant Monroe in settlement of a case. The complaint and a notice to take deposition and notice to produce were filed by appellee Brooks, an Alabama attorney, in the Superior Court of Fulton County, the county in which Monroe’s office was located, on March 3, 1988. The notice to take deposition and produce documents was set for April 21, 1988, but for unknown reasons Monroe was not served until May 5, 1988; he filed his answer and counter-claim on June 15, 1988. In response to…