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REED v. BRETON

Docket No. 276057.

756 N.W.2d 89 (2008)

Lawrence REED, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lance Nathan Reed, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frederick BRETON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Curtis Jason Breton, and HB Resort Enterprises, Inc., a/k/a Eagles Nest, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided May 27, 2008, at 9:10 a.m.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Hurst & Associates (by Dennis Hurst), Jackson, for the plaintiff.

Before: JANSEN, P.J., and ZAHRA and GLEICHER, JJ.

JANSEN, P.J.

In this wrongful-death case, plaintiff appeals by delayed leave granted the circuit court's denial of his motion to approve the proposed distribution of attorney fees following a settlement. The circuit court declined to approve the proposed distribution to the extent that it provided for total attorney fees in excess of one-third of plaintiff's net recovery. We affirm.

Plaintiff's son was killed in an automobile accident involving an intoxicated...

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