Legal Opinion
Miller v. Ecung
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 5, 1996No. 96-267PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JjKNOLL, Judge.
This is a residential lease ease in which the sole issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding only $250 attorney’s fees in an action Elizabeth Miller, the lessee, successfully brought against Ramon and Sheila Ecung, the lessors, under ' La.R.S. 9:3251-3254. to recover her security deposit. In addition to the attorney’s fee, the trial court ordered the Ecungs to return Miller’s $600 security deposit and further granted Miller penalties of $200.1 We amend to increase the attorney’s fee.
12F ACTS
Miller entered into a written residential lease agreement with…
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