Legal Opinion
Fornerette v. Ward
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 11, 2011No. 2010-CA-1219PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
| ,This appeal arises from a dispute regarding the actions of an executrix and an attorney for the executrix of a succession. The trial court found that the attorney for the succession charged $24,500 in excessive fees and ordered repayment. The trial court also dismissed a reconventional demand filed by the executrix seeking her commission. We find that the trial court did not err in finding that the attorney charged excessive fees after weighing conflicting testimony and affirm. We also find that the trial court correctly dismissed the executrix’s reconventional demand…
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