PHILLIPS v. ROWE

No. 18128-CA.

499 So.2d 208 (1986)

S. Patrick PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles R. ROWE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Phillips, Bossier City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Roland V. McKneely, Jr., Bossier City, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRED W. JONES, Jr., NORRIS and LINDSAY, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Plaintiff appealed a lower court judgment rejecting his claim for additional attorney fees against a lawyer to whom he referred a case in 1981. For the reasons assigned below, we affirm.

In 1981 plaintiff's cousin came to him with a medical malpractice claim arising from the death of her husband. Plaintiff agreed to handle the claim on a 40% contingency fee basis. In 1982 plaintiff discussed the case with defendant-lawyer who shared...

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