Rivers v. Phillips

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Rivers v. Phillips, 367 So. 2d 251 (1979)
1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 14435
Bart, Haverfield, Hub, Kehoe

Rivers v. Phillips

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, E. D. Rivers, Jr., seeks reversal of an order awarding appellee, J. 0. Phillips, a $20,000 attorney’s fee as the reasonable value of his services rendered to Rivers in his capacity as guardian of the person and property of Lucile Lashley Rivers, deceased-incompetent.

On appeal Rivers contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the amount of the attorney’s fee award. We cannot agree.

After a review of the expert testimony (which ranged from $40,000-$50,000 as a reasonable fee) and documentary evidence, we find that there was competent substantial evidence to support the award of a $20,000 attorney’s fee. Accordingly, we must affirm that award. See 4 Fla.Jur.2d Attorneys at Law § 155 (1978).

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
E. D. RIVERS, Jr., guardian of the person and property of Lucile Lashley Rivers, Deceased-Incompetent v. J. O. PHILLIPS
Cited By
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Status
Published