Legal Opinion
Parker, Seale & Kelton v. Messina
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 1, 1948No. 38509PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
The law partnership of Parker, Seale & Kelton, domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish and composed of L. C. Parker, A. G. Seale and Ralph M. Kelton, instituted this action against Sam Messina seeking to recover on a quantum meruit a fee of $2500 for legal services rendered- to the defendant’s wife, Mrs. "Mabel Jane Burnham Messina.
The district court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $1250 and the defendant appealed. Answering the appeal, plaintiff prays that the award be increased to the amount originally demanded; and, in the alternative, that it be awarded…
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