Rivet v. Battistella

Anthony Battistella died leaving a will by which he distributed his estate, named an executor, and designated plaintiff, an attorney at law, to settle his estate in Louisiana.

Plaintiff tendered his services to the widow and heirs, legatees under the will, and to the executor, but they declined his services, employed other attorneys, and settled the estate of the deceased without calling on plaintiff to render any services in connection therewith.

Plaintiff brings this suit against the said widow and heirs to recover from them the amount of the fees to which he would have been entitled had the…