OPPENHEIM v. BOUTERIE

No. CA-6370.

505 So.2d 100 (1987)

Trudy H. OPPENHEIM, a Professional Law Corporation and Trudy H. Oppenheim, Individually v. Rita B. BOUTERIE, wife of/and William Boyle

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McCann, McCann & McCann, New Orleans, for plaintiff.

William F. Wessel, Victoria L. Bartels, Wessel, Bartels & Ciaccio, New Orleans, for Rita Bouterie Boyle/Defendant.

Milton E. Brener, Garon, Brener & McNeely, New Orleans, for William Boyle/Defendant.

Before GULOTTA, BARRY and WARD, JJ.


BARRY, Judge.

This appeal involves the payment of an ex-wife's stipulated attorney fees out of the community estate, whether quantum meruit must be specifically pleaded for recovery, the date when legal interest commences, and the dismissal of the ex-husband's claim against his former spouse or the community for his legal fees.

Trudy H. Oppenheim, attorney, sued Rita and William Boyle based on a written contract to represent Mrs. Boyle in their domestic litigation...

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