Legal Opinion

Equity Trust Co. v. Breland

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 17, 2017No. 1150302 and 1150876Published

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Justice.

Facts and Procedural History

Charles K, Breland is a developer of real property who, through his ownership of multiple companies, has owned and developed real property in Alabama and Florida. In 2002, Breland hired David E. Hud-gens to provide legal services for him and his companies. According to Hudgens, Bre-land informed him early during their professional relationship that he “was suffering significant cash flow problems.” As a result, Hudgens says, the various law firms with which Hudgens worked while providing Breland and his companies with legal services delayed billing…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Professor Harriet Spiegel v. The Trustees of Tufts CollegeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  2. Branch v. Southtrust Bank of Dothan, N.A.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  3. Dzwonkowski v. Sonitrol of Mobile, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  4. Brown v. Whitaker Contracting Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  5. Schlarb v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006

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