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IN RE ESTATE OF TIPPS

907 S.W.2d 400 (1995)

In re ESTATE OF Henry Thurston TIPPS, Deceased. Ralph CHRISTIAN, Applicant, v. ESTATE OF Henry Thurston TIPPS and Billy Tipps, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 18, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Christian, Nashville, for Applicant.

Ronald K. Nevin, Nashville, for the Respondent Estate.

John D. Kitch, Nashville, for the Respondent Billy Tipps.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this controversy involving the fees paid to an attorney representing a decedent's estate, the attorney, Ralph Christian, appeals from the Court of Appeals' affirmance of the probate court's judgment. This judgment, in turn, confirmed the report filed by the probate master, which recommended that Christian's legal fees for services rendered to the estate of Henry Thurston Tipps be reduced from $43,000 to $25,000. This case presents...

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