COM. EMP. v. MORPHY, MAKOFSKY & MASSON, INC.

No. CA-0586.

436 So.2d 719 (1983)

COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, INC. v. MORPHY, MAKOFSKY AND MASSON, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.D. Barnes, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

A.D. Freeman, Charlotte A. Hayes, Satterlee, Mestayer & Freeman, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before GARRISON, BARRY and BYRNES, JJ.


BARRY, Judge.

The question is whether Morphy, Makofsky and Masson (Morphy), an engineering firm, owes Commercial Employment Service, Inc. (Commercial) a fee because Morphy employed Walid Rifai, a structural engineer. The trial court found plaintiff-Commercial failed to prove an agreement, but held there was a quasi-contract and Commercial was entitled to one-third of its customary fee.

Morphy asserts on appeal: (1) the lower court erred in allowing Commercial...

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