Interdiction of Hellwege
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Proceedings for the interdiction of Mrs. Edna Jones Hellwege. From a judgment fixing the fees of the attorney appointed by the court to represent defendant in the proceedings, the curator of the interdict appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
In the present proceeding, brought by the two sons-in-law of Mrs. Hellwege for her interdiction, the court pronounced the interdiction, and fixed at $1,000, payable out of the estate of the interdict, the fee of Mr. Wall, the attorney appointed by the court, under article 391, Civ. Code, to represent the defendant in the proceeding for interdiction, and the curator of the interdict has appealed, and complains that the allowance is too large, and should be reduced to $250.
In support of this complaint, it is said that the duties ¿nd services of counsel appointed by the court to represent a…
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