Legal Opinion
Duer & Taylor v. Blanchard, Walker, O'quin & Roberts
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 9, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 75-0592PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM RULING
STAGG, District Judge.
In the latter part of 1965, Gloria C. McGehee and Powell Crichton, Jr., retained the law firm of Duer & Taylor to represent them in the Succession of Kate Gredler Crichton in Louisiana. Duer & Taylor associated with them the law firm of Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts to perform cer*1374tain legal services. The exact terms of the contract of affiliation are in dispute. Plaintiffs claim that the two law firms agreed on a fee-splitting arrangement in accordance with a customary “forwarding fee” practice. Defendants stoutly denied the contention,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Marek v. McHardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Hargrove, Guyton, Van Hook & Ramey v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Lyons v. HallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Morgan v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Mouton, Champagne & Colomb v. BourgeoisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Duer & Taylor v. BLANCHARD, WALKER, ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Boyd Bros. Transportation Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompaniesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1982
- Duer & Taylor v. Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978