Legal Opinion
Bearden v. Lane
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1963No. 39695PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frankum, Judge.
An attorney at law cannot recover under a contingent fee contract unless the contingency expressed in the contract occurs. Sellers v. City of Summerville, 208 Ga. 361 (67 SE2d 137); Strickland v. Williams, 215 Ga. 175 (109 SE2d 761); Stephens v. Fulford, 153 Ga. 637 (112 SE 894); Byrd v. Clark, 170 Ga. 669 (153 SE 737). In absence of a contingent fee contract a client has a right to terminate the employment of an attorney at any time upon the payment of reasonable attorney’s fees, and such termination is not considered a breach of the contract. White v. Aiken, 197 Ga. 29 (28…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- White v. AikenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Byrd v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Strickland v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Sellers v. City of SummervilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Stephens v. FulfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Studdard v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Overman v. All Cities Transfer Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Brookhaven Supply Co. v. RaryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Rasmussen v. NodvinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Yetman v. Gilbert Corp. of DelawareCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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