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ESTATE OF MARTIN v. HIXSON

No. 2010-CT-00380-SCT.

145 So.3d 1124 (2014)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Louis ST. MARTIN, Deceased: James R. Forbes v. Edley HIXSON and St. Martin, Mahoney & Associates, Professional Law Corporation.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 22, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Maggio , attorney for appellant.

Kyle S. Moran , James G. Wyly, III , Gulfport, attorneys for appellees.

EN BANC.

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. James Forbes settled his personal-injury action while he was represented by Louis St. Martin. Forbes later sued St. Martin, challenging the validity of his contingency-fee arrangement with St. Martin and the associated attorneys' fees. The Chancery Court of Harrison County granted summary judgment to St. Martin; the Court of Appeals reversed the chancery court's decision and remanded the case for further proceedings. We reverse...

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