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MATTER OF P & E BOAT RENTALS, INC.

No. 89-3830.

928 F.2d 662 (1991)

In the Matter of P & E BOAT RENTALS, INC., etc. Charles COLLINS, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. MARTZELL, THOMAS & BICKFORD, John R. Martzell, Jr., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian R. Murray, Jr., Murray, Braden, Gonzalez & Richardson, New Orleans, La., for appellant/cross-appellee.

Dermot S. McGlinchey and Eve Barrie Masinter, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, New Orleans, La., for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before POLITZ, WILLIAMS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The district court divided a contingent fee between two attorneys, doing so on a quantum meruit basis, awarding John R. Martzell and his law firm of Martzell, Thomas & Bickford, 85% of the fee and Charles L. Collins the remaining 15%. Collins appealed; Martzell cross-appealed. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

Background

The instant attorney fee dispute arose out of the effort by Cheryl Fusselman to recover...

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