CULPEPPER, Judge.
The issue on appeal in this case is whether an attorney at law has a special privilege for the amount of his professional fees, under LSA-R.S. 9:5001, where the suit is settled by a compromise agreement, and judgment is rendered dismissing the client's suit.
The present case originated as a suit for damages for personal injuries by the plaintiff, J. C. Calk, against the alleged defendant tort feasors, General Electric Company, et al. Commercial...
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