WRIGHT v. FIRST NAT. BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE

No. 16457.

919 P.2d 1099 (1996)

122 N.M. 34

Crusita M. WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE, Defendant-Appellee, Lovelace Healthcare System, Lienholder/Appellee, and The United States Department of the Air Force (CHAMPUS Program), Lien Claimant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted June 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Polk, Albuquerque, for Appellant.

Jay Frontino, Max J. Madrid, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Albuquerque, for Appellee.

Calvin Wells, Law Offices of Manny M. Aragon, Albuquerque, for Lienholder-Appellee Lovelace Healthcare System.

Robert Colvin, Claims Attorney, United States of America (CHAMPUS) White Sands Missile Range, for Lien Claimant.


OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

1. This is an appeal from an order apportioning attorney fees and costs between Plaintiff and two claimants to monies recovered by Plaintiff following her prosecution of a tort action. Plaintiff contends that the trial court's assessment of attorney fees and costs to Lovelace Medical Center (Lovelace) on its hospital lien and to the United States Military CHAMPUS Program1 on its claim filed July...

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