Pretl v. Ford

Michael Pretl brought this action to enforce an attorneys’ fee-sharing agreement that he had entered into with the defendant Robert H. Ford. The case was presented to a jury, which returned a verdict for Pretl in the amount of $132,843.07. Ford moved for a judgment as a matter of law after Pretl rested his case; he renewed his motion at the close of all the evidence; and he asserted his motion once again after the jury had returned its verdict. See Rule 50, Ala. R.Civ.P. In support of his motions, Ford argued that Pretl lacked the capacity to bring this action and that the fee-sharing…