Legal Opinion
Culpepper & Carroll, PLLC v. Cole
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 4, 2006No. 2005-C-1136PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
|! Connie Daniel Cole seeks review of a judgment of the court of appeal affirming an award of attorney’s fees to his former counsel. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Connie Daniel Cole retained attorney Bobby Culpepper of the law firm of Cul-pepper & Carroll, PLLC to represent him in a contest of his mother’s will. Mr. Cole requested that the firm handle the matter *1226on a one-third contingent fee basis, and Mr. Culpepper agreed to do so. On September 20, 2000, Mr. Culpepper sent Mr. Cole a letter in which he confirmed that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Saucier v. Hayes Dairy Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- O'ROURKE v. CairnsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- In Re Succession of BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- Culpepper & Carroll, PLLC v. ColeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- Culpepper & Carroll, PLLC v. ColeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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