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WRIGHT EX REL. WRIGHT v. WRIGHT

No. M2008-01181-SC-R11-CV.

337 S.W.3d 166 (2011)

David Lee WRIGHT ex rel. Kaitlyn Lee WRIGHT v. Anita J. WRIGHT et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

March 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Romer , Jamestown, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kaitlyn Lee Wright, a minor, in his capacity as guardian ad litem.

Johnny V. Dunaway , LaFollette, Tennessee, for the appellee, David Lee Wright, parent and next friend of Kaitlyn Lee Wright, a minor.

John A. Day , R. Burke Keaty, II , and Phillip H. Miller , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Association for Justice.

OPINION

CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

We granted this appeal to determine the proper method for computing a reasonable attorney's fee when the attorney represents a minor. In this case, after the attorney obtained a $425,000 settlement for a minor injured in an automobile accident, the trial court awarded the attorney $141,666.66...

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