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WHITE v. McBRIDE

937 S.W.2d 796 (1996)

Frank L. WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hubert A. McBRIDE, Executor, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Glankler, Jr., Robert L. Hutton, Glankler Brown, Memphis, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James T. Bland, Jr., Memphis, for Defendant-Appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the plaintiff, attorney Frank White, may recover attorney's fees from the estate of Kasper McGrory. This broad question may, in turn, be divided into two specific subissues: (1) whether the contingency fee contract between White and McGrory is "clearly excessive" under Disciplinary Rule 2-106 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, Tenn. Sup.Ct. R. 8, and is, thus, unenforceable; and...

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