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ALLEN v. McWILLIAMS

715 S.W.2d 28 (1986)

William A. ALLEN and James J. Barrett, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Cletus McWILLIAMS, Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

August 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lenny L. Croce, Oak Ridge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hal D. Hardin, Nashville, amici curiae, for Tennessee Bar Ass'n.

Kenneth J. Ries, Paul J. Morrow, Jr., Nashville, Ann C. Short, Knoxville, amici curiae, for Tennessee Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Charles L. Lewis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellant.

Kim Fawcett, Detroit, Mich., Kenneth J. Ries, Nashville, amici curiae, for National Legal Aid & Defender Ass'n.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This action was instituted in the Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, against Hon. Cletus McWilliams, Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, by two attorneys licensed to practice in Tennessee. The filed claims for fees with the Executive Secretary for services rendered by them to six indigent defendants in local courts located in Anderson County, Tennessee. Appellant Allen had been appointed to represent...

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