Chidlow v. Hendrick

BIGBY, Judge.

This is a suit to partition by licitation valuable property owned in indivisión by plaintiffs and defendants. The trial court ordered the partition and awarded plaintiffs $2750 for their attorney’s fee under the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 4613. Plaintiffs appealed seeking an increase in the amount of the award to $3500. We affirm.

There are three plaintiffs and three defendants. Counsel for plaintiffs handled all the necessary details and the partition proceeding was not contested.

A rule was filed to tax costs, including a reasonable fee for…