Thalheim v. City of Gretna

WESTERFIELD, Judge.

Andrew H. Thalheim, an attorney at law, brings this suit against the City of Gretna for $1,387.21, an amount which he claims is due him as attorney’s fees.

There was judgment below dismissing plaintiff’s claim, and he has appealed.

Thalheim was city attorney for the City of Gretna in 1924, having succeeded Louis H. Gosserand, who, on March 3, 1931, succeeded him. This controversy over fees is due to the unusual succession in the office of the city attorney. The amount claimed is made up of two items, one of $766.97 and another of $620.24.

As to the first item, the City of…