In re Interdiction of LeBlanc

CHEHARDY, Judge.

The curator for the interdict in this matter appeals from the district court’s judgment fixing the fees to be paid to the notary and appraisers appointed by the court to inventory the interdict’s property. Appellant contends the fees are excessive. We uphold the fees set by the trial court, for the reasons which follow.

The total value of the inventory was $167,405.07. Pursuant to the local court rule, the trial judge fixed the notary’s fee at $3,348.10, or 2% of the total value, and the appraisers’ fees at $837.02 apiece, or ½ of 1% each. The appellant charges these amounts…