Legal Opinion
Ex Parte James
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 19, 1999No. 1981285PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Circuit Court of Colbert County ruled in favor of Sonja James in a divorce action, awarding, among other things, an attorney fee for her attorney. Her husband, Jerry James, appealed. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part. One item that court reversed was the trial court's award of the attorney fee. James v. James, 764 So.2d 549 (Ala.Civ.App. 1999). We granted Sonja James's petition for certiorari review, on the sole issue of the attorney fee. We reverse and remand.
On May 6, 1996, after 14 years of marriage, Sonja James sued for a divorce from Jerry James. At…
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