FERGUSON v. PAYCHECK


672 S.W.2d 746 (1984)

Glenn FERGUSON, Appellee, v. Johnny PAYCHECK, et al., John P. Branham, Court-Appointed Attorney, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

May 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell Crawford, Franklin, Tennessee, for appellee.

Darrell G. Townsend, Steven T. Potts, Howell & Fisher, Nashville, Tennessee, for appellant.


OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

This was a media event lawsuit in which the chancellor appointed John P. Branham, a member of the Nashville bar, during the discovery stage and assigned him duties which he performed and sought compensation therefor. After the parties' out-of-court settlement, the chancellor awarded Branham a fee and taxed it as part of the costs against Ferguson and Paycheck, jointly and severally.

The Court of Appeals held that the...

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