Reed Yates Farms, Inc. v. Yates

Defendant G. Robert Yates (G. Robert) appeals an order which enforced a lien for attorney fees. The order was entered following protracted and hotly contested proceedings which resulted in a family-owned horse farm being placed in receivership for the purpose of liquidation.

The initial complaint in this cause was filed on June 19, 1983, by Reed Yates Farms, Inc. (Reed Yates), and named G. Robert as defendant. Among the relief sought in counts I through V was money damages for the boarding of G. Robert’s horses and an injunction requiring G. Robert to endorse and return to the court for…