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5 Alabama opinions name it 1 courts 1990–1990 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. | ||
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Faulk & Co. v. Hobbie Grocery Co.
green
2 sentences1990The first six factors cited were set forth by Justice Somerville over 77 years ago: “ ‘The general principle is everywhere established that an attorney is in such a case entitled to reasonable compensation for his services, appropriate to his employment, rendered by him to his client. —Humes v. Decatur, etc., Co., 98 Ala. 461, 470 , 13 South. 368 [1893], In the estimation of their value many elements may be material for consideration, among which are the nature and value of the subject-matter of the employment; the learning, skill and labor requisite to its proper discharge; the time consumed; 1990The first six factors cited were set forth by Justice Somerville over 77 years ago: “ ‘The general principle is everywhere established that an attorney is in such a case entitled to reasonable compensation for his services, appropriate to his employment, rendered by him to his client. —Humes v. Decatur, etc., Co., 98 Ala. 461, 470 , 13 South. 368 [1893], In the estimation of their value many elements may be material for consideration, among which are the nature and value of the subject-matter of the employment; the learning, skill and labor requisite to its proper discharge; the time consumed; | 5 | 1990–1990 |
Peebles v. Miley
green
2 sentences1990Faulk Co. v. Hobbie Grocery Co. , 178 Ala. 254 , 59 So. 450 (1912); the seventh factor was added in King v. Keith , 257 Ala. 463 , 60 So.2d 47 (1952); and the last five factors were adopted in Peebles from DR 2-106(b) of the American Bar Association's Model Code of Professional Responsibility (1982).) We further noted in Peebles that "[o]ur cases recognize that an attorney on a contingent fee basis is entitled to charge more than an attorney who is guaranteed compensation by periodic billings." 439 So.2d at 142 . 1990The first six factors cited were set forth by Justice Somerville over 77 years ago: “ ‘The general principle is everywhere established that an attorney is in such a case entitled to reasonable compensation for his services, appropriate to his employment, rendered by him to his client. —Humes v. Decatur, etc., Co., 98 Ala. 461, 470 , 13 South. 368 [1893], In the estimation of their value many elements may be material for consideration, among which are the nature and value of the subject-matter of the employment; the learning, skill and labor requisite to its proper discharge; the time consumed; | 4 | 1990–1990 |
Humes v. Decatur Land Im. & Furnace Co.
neutral
2 sentences1990The first six factors cited were set forth by Justice Somerville over 77 years ago: “ ‘The general principle is everywhere established that an attorney is in such a case entitled to reasonable compensation for his services, appropriate to his employment, rendered by him to his client. —Humes v. Decatur, etc., Co., 98 Ala. 461, 470 , 13 South. 368 [1893], In the estimation of their value many elements may be material for consideration, among which are the nature and value of the subject-matter of the employment; the learning, skill and labor requisite to its proper discharge; the time consumed; 1990The first six factors cited were set forth by Justice Somerville over 77 years ago: "`The general principle is everywhere established that an attorney is in such a case entitled to reasonable compensation for his services, appropriate to his employment, rendered by him to his client. — Humes v. Decatur, etc., Co., 98 Ala. 461, 470 , 13 South. 368 [1893]. | 3 | 1990–1990 |
King v. Keith
green
2 sentences1990Faulk Co. v. Hobbie Grocery Co. , 178 Ala. 254 , 59 So. 450 (1912); the seventh factor was added in King v. Keith , 257 Ala. 463 , 60 So.2d 47 (1952); and the last five factors were adopted in Peebles from DR 2-106(b) of the American Bar Association's Model Code of Professional Responsibility (1982).) We further noted in Peebles that "[o]ur cases recognize that an attorney on a contingent fee basis is entitled to charge more than an attorney who is guaranteed compensation by periodic billings." 439 So.2d at 142 . 1990Faulk Co. v. Hobbie Grocery Co. , 178 Ala. 254 , 59 So. 450 (1912); the seventh factor was added in King v. Keith , 257 Ala. 463 , 60 So.2d 47 (1952); and the last five factors were adopted in Peebles from DR 2-106(b) of the American Bar Association's Model Code of Professional Responsibility (1982).) We further noted in Peebles that "[o]ur cases recognize that an attorney on a contingent fee basis is entitled to charge more than an attorney who is guaranteed compensation by periodic billings." 439 So.2d at 142 . | 2 | 1990–1990 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.