Legal Opinion
Peoples v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 2, 1997No. A97A0617PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
This is an ancillary action on a written contingent attorney fee contract between Frances Peoples and Stephen F. Carley, her first attorney. Carley filed a personal injury action in the State Court of Fulton County on behalf of Peoples against Consolidated Freight-ways, Inc. and Charles Clayton on April 1, 1992. The case went to verdict on July 12, 1995, and judgment for Peoples in the amount of $4,100 was entered on August 21, 1995, after a write-off for previously received personal injury protection benefits under no-fault motor vehicle protection. Prior to trial, Carley…
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