LANDRY, Judge.
This appeal presents a single question of law, namely, the extent to which a trial court may tax as costs the fee allowed an attorney appointed by the court to advise an unrepresented workmen's compensation claimant relative to a proposed compromise settlement.
Succinctly stated, the facts are that the injured employee, James Batiste, petitioned the learned trial court praying for the appointment of an attorney-at-law to represent him in the...
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