SWAFFORD v. HARRIS


967 S.W.2d 319 (1998)

Greg SWAFFORD, M.D., Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Robert G. "Greg" HARRIS, and Darrell R. Ryland, Individually and "P.C.", Defendants/Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

March 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Simmons, Memphis, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marc E. Overlock, Nashville, for Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Medical Association.

William L. Bomar, Glankler Brown, PLLC, Memphis, for Defendant-Appellant, Harris.

George T. Lewis, III, Bradley E. Trammell, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Memphis, for Defendant-Appellant, Ryland.

Dale H. Tuttle, Memphis, for Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has certified the following questions to this Court pursuant to Rule 23 of the Tennessee Supreme Court:1

1. Whether a contract between a personal injury plaintiff and his physician to pay the physician a fee contingent on the outcome of litigation for the coordination of...

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