Legal Opinion
Norris v. Kunes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 19, 1983No. 66170PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
In 1981 appellant Norris executed a “Retainer for Legal Services” retaining attorney Runes “to institute legal proceedings... to recover damages sustained by James L. Norris... as a result of fall on the job — down a flight of ice and snow covered stairs on the Rumford, Maine expansion job site at Bone Cascade Paper Mill, [and agreeing to pay Runes]... 33-1/3 per cent of any settlement, verdict or recovery had in said action____” Runes is a Georgia lawyer, Norris is a Georgia resident, and the contract was made in Georgia.
Runes then associated counsel in Maine, who informed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Porubiansky v. Emory UniversityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Matthews v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Commercial Credit Plan, Inc. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Scroggins v. Whitfield Finance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- King v. FryerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Precise v. City of RossvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Zampatti v. Tradebank International Franchising Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Griffith v. Stovall Tire & Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- In Re BabiesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2004
- Hardee's v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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