Moreland v. Riley

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This case involves a dispute over the apportionment of attorney's fees arising from the wrongful death suit of Mark Moreland. This is actually the fourth time these parties have carried their ongoing dispute before this Court. Riley v.Moreland, 537 So.2d 1348 (Miss. 1989) (Moreland III);Moreland v. Riley, 537 So.2d 1345 (Miss. 1989) (Moreland II);Moreland v. Moreland, 537 So.2d 1337 (Miss. 1989) (MorelandI). The current dispute arises from a fee dispute between the attorneys for Mittie Moreland, specifically Rhett Russell and Ralph Pogue ("Russell et al."), and the…