Legal Opinion
Sneed v. Sneed
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 1, 1984No. 59441PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
Certiorari has been granted for the limited purpose of deciding-whether a contingent fee contract executed by the parents of a minor is binding on the minor after she attains majority, reaps the benefit of the representation, and then, attempts to repudiate the contract.
Sixteen year old Robyn Lynn Sneed was struck by a car on May 24,1981. Two days after the accident, her parents signed a contingent fee agreement with Earl Your-ee, who subsequently associated Jack I. Gaither in the case. Robyn’s relationship with her parents deteriorated, and she ran away from home. Sometime in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Abel v. TisdaleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Oliver's Sports Center, Inc. v. National Standard Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Harjo v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Kinnear v. DennisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Warren v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Norman Industrial Development Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy ASupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
- Leonard C. Arnold, Ltd. v. Northern Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1987
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