Thigpen & Herold v. Slattery
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; J. R. Land, Judge. Action by Thigpen & Herold against J. B. Slattery. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment awarding plaintiffs $2,066.67, with interest, as a fee for services as attorneys at law, extending over a period of more then six years and resulting in the establishment of defendant’s title to land, worth then, and now, in excess of $40,000.
The petition is that of a law partnership, domiciled in Shreveport and composed of James A. Thigpen and Sidney L. Herold, and it alleges an indebtedness, by defendant, of $2,500, with interest, and proceeds, by paragraphs, as follows:
_ “That the aforesaid sum is due to your…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matthews v. SlatterySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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