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ESTATE OF STEVENS v. WETZEL

No. 96-CT-00343-SCT.

762 So.2d 293 (2000)

ESTATE OF Edward H. STEVENS, III v. James K. WETZEL and MGA Insurance Company, Inc.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Breland, Gulfport, Attorney for Appellant.

Cy Faneca, Gulfport, Attorney for Appellee.

Appellee, pro se.

EN BANC.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

PRATHER, Chief Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Edward H. Stevens, III was retained by Peggy Cuevas to represent her on a contingent fee basis in a personal injury action. Cuevas subsequently discharged Stevens as her attorney and retained James K. Wetzel to represent her on a contingent fees basis with essentially the same terms. Stevens claimed a fee based on quantum meruit. After Cuevas's personal...

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