Legal Opinion

Szodomka v. Lambert

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 30, 1995No. 94-CA-979Published

1Opinion of the Court

hKLIEBERT, Chief Judge.

This dispute concerns the propriety of an attorney’s contracted fee based on a contingency fee contract in a domestic matter. Plaintiff, Ida Szodomka, sued her former attorney, defendants Hugh Lambert and Lambert & Nelson, PLC, to rescind the contingency fee contract executed by the parties. Defendants moved for summary judgment and the trial court, finding the doctrine of equitable estoppel was applicable, granted summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff’s suit. She appeals. We reverse the grant of summary judgment and remand to the trial court for trial on the merits…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Penalber v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Equipment, Inc. v. Anderson Petroleum, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Ortego v. OrtegoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  4. Shirey v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  5. Frazier v. FreemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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