Legal Opinion

Pharis & Pharis v. Rayner

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 6, 1981No. 67540PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

397 So.2d 1295 (1981)

PHARIS & PHARIS

v.

Mary Elizabeth V. RAYNER.

No. 67540.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 6, 1981.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1981.

James A. Pharis, Jr., F. Jean Pharis of Pharis & Pharis, Alexandria, for plaintiff-applicant.

Vincent Hazleton, Alexandria, for defendant-respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over an attorney's fee. The plaintiff law firm seeks to recover under a contingent fee contract for services rendered in protecting defendant's interest in the community formerly existing between her deceased husband and herself. The trial and appellate courts…

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Saucier v. Hayes Dairy Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fowler v. JordanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  2. Reed v. VerwoerdtLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. THIBAUT v. Smith & Loveless, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  4. Pharis & Pharis v. RaynerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  5. Oubre v. Bank of St. Charles and Trust Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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