Dwyer Lumber Co. v. Murphy Lumber & Supply Co.

LANDRY, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal concerns the reasonableness of an award of attorney’s fees for services performed in collecting an open account due plaintiff herein, Dwyer Lumber Company, Inc., by defendant Murphy Lumber and Supply Co., Inc. The appeal herein is by attorney, Walton J. Barnes, who avers the existence of a verbal contract with Dwyer Lumber Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred to simply as Dwyer) pursuant to which Dwyer agreed to pay a contingent fee of 1/3 of the total sum collected (in addition to reasonable expenses). He requests that the fee of $1,000…