RATCLIFF v. BOYDELL

No. 89-CA-1627.

566 So.2d 197 (1990)

Cynthia Ledet RATCLIFF, Individually and as Tutrix of her minor Child's Estate, John Quitman Ratcliff, Jr. v. Earl M.J. BOYDELL, Jr. and Deonne DuBarry d/b/a DuBarry & Boydell and DuBarry & Boydell, A Professional Law Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dawn M. Barrios, Bruce S. Kingsdorf, Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, New Orleans, for defendants/appellees (Dawn Barrios, wife of Brandon M. Wool, M.D. and Brandon M. Wool).

Earl M.J. Boydell, Jr., Mark N. Caracci, Law Offices of Earl M.J. Boydell, Jr., and Deonne DuBarry, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-in-reconvention/ defendants/appellants.

Before LOBRANO, WARD and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

This case comes before this court as a purported devolutive appeal.

The facts leading to this litigation are as follows:

On June 2, 1984, John Quitman Ratcliff, Sr., husband of Cynthia Ledet Ratcliff and father of John Quitman Ratcliff, Jr., was killed in an automobile accident.

On September 28, 1984, Cynthia Ratcliff on behalf of herself and her son, via written agreement, employed and retained the legal services of Deonne...

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