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SCHMITT v. SMITH

118 S.W.3d 348 (2003)

Joan C. SCHMITT v. James Charles SMITH. In re S. Denise McCrary v. Joan Carol Schmitt.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

October 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitzi C. Johnson and Kay Farese Turner, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, S. Denise McCrary.

James F. Schaeffer, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Joan C. Schmitt.

Patricia M. Worley and David E. Caywood, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Memphis Bar Association.

ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON, JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

Opinion

The issues in this case are whether the lien for attorney's fees was properly preserved, and if so, whether a separate action was required to enforce that lien. The trial court found that the lien had been properly preserved and...

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