Legal Opinion
T. Jackson Lyons & Associates, P.A. v. Precious T. Martin, Sr. & Associates, PLLC
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 2012No. 2011-CA-00167-SCTPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Precious Martin and Associates, PLLC (Martin) contracted with T. Jackson Lyons & Associates, P.A. (Lyons)1 to handle appeal work on several of Martin’s cases. After Martin stopped paying for the work, Lyons filed a complaint in the County Court for the First Judicial District of Hinds County alleging breach of *446contract and claiming $14,543.19 owed on open account. The county court awarded Lyons $14,548.19 in damages and $4,847.78 in attorney’s fees. Martin appealed to the Circuit Court for the First Judicial District of Hinds County, claiming…
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