FOX, GEORGE, LOEFFLER v. UTICA MUT.

No. 77-720.

351 So.2d 1136 (1977)

FOX, GEORGE, LOEFFLER & DOWNEY, P.A., a Professional Association, Plaintiff, v. UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Loeffler, of Fox, George, Loeffler & Downey, Clearwater, for plaintiff.

Charles P. Schropp, of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, Tampa, for defendant.


BOARDMAN, Chief Judge.

The Honorable John S. Andrews, Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, has certified the following two questions to this court.

1. MAY AN ATTORNEY BRING AN INDEPENDENT ACTION FOR PAYMENT OF HIS FEES AGAINST AN ADVERSE PARTY IN A PRIOR ACTION WHO HAS MADE SETTLEMENT WITH THE ATTORNEY'S CLIENT, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE ATTORNEY, BUT AFTER THE CLIENT HAS DISCHARGED THE ATTORNEY? 2. IF THE ANSWER TO QUESTION...

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