Legal Opinion
Acadian Bank of Thibodaux v. Bates
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 1985No. 17006-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.
Acadian Bank sued Troy L. Bates, H2S Services, Inc., and Cody C. Beasley for principal and interest on five promissory notes. At trial the defendants did not contest their liability on the notes, but sought to have the trial judge fix a reasonable attorney fee in lieu of the 25% attorney fee stipulated in the notes. The trial court received evidence on the issue of attorney fees and awarded judgment for the bank on the notes together with an attorney fee set at $13,000, including expenses. Defendants paid the judgment in full. The bank and its attorney executed an…
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