Andirac v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Marie Lucie Andirac against P. Rivers Richardson. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The petition alleges: That the plaintiff, a Prench woman unacquainted with the language and customs of the United States, employed the defendant as her attorney to collect certain moneys and notes due her by J. N. Villavasso and the late Eugene Aveilhe, aggregating nearly $4,000.
That the defendant, imposing upon plaintiff’s ignorance, and taking advantage of the relations existing between attorney and client, fixed his fee or charge for making the said collections at 50 per cent, of the amount thereof.
That the plaintiff, through ignorance, consented to the said charge, and placed the business…
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