FOSTER v. DUGGIN


695 S.W.2d 526 (1985)

Jennifer Cheryl FOSTER et al., Appellees, v. Marshall E. DUGGIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

August 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald C. Koksal, W. Kyle Carpenter, Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, Knoxville, for appellant.

Richard F. LaRoche, Sr., Murfreesboro, for appellees.


OPINION

COOPER, Chief Justice.

The question before this court is whether the defendant, an attorney liable for malpractice, is entitled to have the judgment against him reduced by the amount of the legal fee he contracted to receive for the litigation he negligently conducted. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision denying the defendant any credit for his contractual fee. We affirm the result reached by the Court of Appeals.

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