ANDERSON v. GAILEY

No. 12863.

606 P.2d 90 (1980)

100 Idaho 796

Martin ANDERSON and Bernice Boyer, Plaintiffs, v. George GAILEY, Defendant. Jeff STOKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James ANNEST, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

February 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Stoker, Twin Falls, for petitioner-appellant.

James Annest, Burley, for defendant-respondent.


BAKES, Justice.

This appeal concerns the right of the appellant Stoker, an attorney, to a portion of the contingent fee provided for in respondent Annest's attorney fee contract with his clients who discharged respondent without cause and retained appellant, who negotiated a settlement of the case. The district court awarded the respondent the entire contingent fee. We reverse and remand.

In May of 1973 Bernice Boyer and Martin Anderson retained respondent...

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