Supreme Court of Arkansas March 24, 1986, 85-287 (Carnathan v. Farm Bureau Insurance)

David Newbern, Justice.

The appellant, Karen Carnathan, was injured in an automobile accident. She sued the driver of the other vehicle involved in the collision and ultimately settled for $25,000. Ms. Carnathan was represented by an attorney to whom she paid a contingency fee of one-third of her recovery.

During the settlement negotiations some of Ms.