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ESTEVE v. McDERMOTT SHIPYARDS

No. 8690.

258 So.2d 645 (1972)

Robert L. ESTEVE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McDERMOTT SHIPYARDS, a division of J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., and The Travelers Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1972.

Writ Refused April 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Coleman, Jr., of Aycock, Home, Caldwell & Coleman, Franklin, for defendants-appellants.

Rene H. Himel, Franklin, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LOTTINGER, SARTAIN and ELLIS, JJ.

Rehearing En Banc Denied March 22, 1972.

SARTAIN, Judge.

This appeal concerns the fee of an attorney appointed by the court to advise the plaintiff in a workmen's compensation settlement. The defendants are Mr. Esteve's employer and its workmen's compensation insurer. L.R.S. 23:1272, relative to court appointed attorneys for such purposes, provides in part as follows:

". . . A reasonable fee for such services shall be fixed by the court and when taxed...

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