Garden Hill Land Corp. v. Succession of Cambre

MARCEL, Judge.

Mrs. Venita Jacob Cambre, tutrix of the minor, Renette Maria Cambre, appeals a portion of the judgment of the lower court in the partition suit between Garden Hill Land Corporation v. Succession of Edwin Cambre. Specifically, she appeals that portion of the judgment in favor of the in-tervenor, Kenneth J. Ward, granting him 50% of the proceeds from the sale of the minor’s property.

The tutrix approached Mr. Ward in early 1971, attempting to secure his services as an attorney. The two parties entered into a contingency fee contract which read in part as follows:

“MRS. VENITA CAMBRE…