Johnson v. Cervera
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
This is a contract action brought by N.J. Cervera, a lawyer, to enforce a contingent fee contract between Cervera and his client, Jeff Johnson. The trial court, after an ore tenus hearing, entered judgment for Cervera in the amount of $80,000, plus $21,628.96 in interest, from which Johnson appeals. We reverse and remand.
In early 1981, Jeff Johnson and his paternal grandfather met with attorney G.A. Lindsey to discuss the pending contest of the will of Morris A. Prestwood, Johnson's maternal grandfather. Johnson, the executor of Prestwood's will, valued the estate at $400,000 and inquired of…
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