Alexander v. Inman

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

We granted permission to appeal under Tenn. R.App. P. 11 to the appellant, Julia Ann White Inman, in order to determine the amount of attorneys’ fees, if any, that the appellees, attorneys David A. Alexander 1 and Maclin P. Davis, Jr., are entitled to recover from Inman, their former client, pursuant to a written fee agreement.

Under the circumstances presented herein, we conclude that (1) the agreement is not a contingent fee arrangement; (2) the attorneys and Inman shared the same understanding of the agreement; and (3) the fee charged is reasonable. Consequently, we…