21 N.C. App. 276 - Rickenbaker v. Rickenbaker’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
July 1986
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rickert v. Rickert · Sayland Ex Rel. McLendon v. Sayland · 17 N.C. App. 175 - Sprinkle v. Sprinkle · Martin v. Martin · 6 N.C. App. 161 - Swink v. Swink
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) the ability of the intervenors to defray the cost of the suit, ie., that the intervenors are unable to employ adequate counsel in order to proceed as a litigant to meet the other litigants in the suit; (2) the good faith of the intervenors in proceeding in this suit; (3)the lawyer’s skill; (4) the lawyer’s hourly rate; (5) the nature and scope of the legal services rendered.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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