SIMON, CORNE & BLOCK v. DUKE

No. 82-495.

429 So.2d 507 (1983)

SIMON, CORNE & BLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janice Smith DUKE and Justin P. Duke, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colleen McDaniel, Lafayette, for defendants-appellants.

Gregory Klein and J. Minos Simon, Gerald Block, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and LABORDE, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

The plaintiff, the law firm of Simon, Corne & Block, brought this suit to recover attorney's fees earned in their representation of the defendant, Janice Smith Duke, in her separation suit against Justin P. Duke. The trial judge awarded the plaintiff $10,000.00 plus $209.01 in expenses. The defendants appeal, alleging that (1) the amount awarded is excessive; and, (2) the trial court erred in denying defendants' motion for recusal.

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