FRANKLIN v. FRANKLIN EX REL. PHILLIPS

No. 2001-CA-01218-SCT.

858 So.2d 110 (2003)

Heather Nicole FRANKLIN, Fred M. Harrell, Jr. and Paul Snow v. Jonathan Paul FRANKLIN, a Minor, by and Through His Natural Mother, Cathy PHILLIPS, and Bill Waller, Sr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Trapp, Jackson, Fred M. Harrell, Jr., Brandon, Paul Snow, Jackson, attorneys for appellants.

Bill Waller, Sr., Jackson, attorney for appellees.

Before SMITH, P.J., COBB and DIAZ, JJ.


DIAZ, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On the Court's own motion, the original opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted therefor.

¶ 2. At issue in this case is how attorneys' fees in a wrongful death suit should be distributed. Jonathan Paul Franklin (Jonathan) brought suit on July 13, 1999, for the wrongful death of his father. He was represented by attorney Bill Waller, Sr. (Waller). On July 20, 1999, Jonathan's sister, Heather Nicole Franklin...

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