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GREER, KLOSIK AND DAUGHERTY v. YETMAN

No. S97G1041.

496 S.E.2d 693 (1998)

269 Ga. 271

GREER, KLOSIK AND DAUGHERTY et al. v. YETMAN et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Fox Daugherty, Frank J. Klosik, Jr., Robert J. McCune, Greer, Klosik & Daugherty, Atlanta, for Greer Klosik & Daugherty et al.

Richard D.C. Schrade, Jr., Schrade & Richardson, Stockbridge, for Ione Edwards Yetman et al.

BENHAM, Chief Justice.

This appeal addresses the right of an attorney or a law firm to recover under a contingent fee contract of representation when the client terminates the contract after a judgment is obtained but before money is recovered pursuant to the judgment. Greer, Klosik and Daugherty (hereinafter "GKD") contracted to represent the Yetmans in pursuing a wrongful death claim and other claims against several defendants. The contingent fee provision in the...

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