TECHE BANK AND TRUST CO. v. WILLIS

No. 93-732.

631 So.2d 644 (1994)

TECHE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J.B. WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Camille Perret Jr., Christopher Shannon Hardy, John Bradley Wartelle, Lafayette, for Teche Bank and Trust Co.

Keith Edward Thibodeaux, St. Martinville, for J.B. Willis.

Before LABORDE, THIBODEAUX and DECUIR, JJ.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

This is a suit to recover attorney fees pursuant to the terms of a promissory note providing for fees of 25% of the outstanding balance of the note should the plaintiff, Teche Bank and Trust Company, Inc., refer the note to an attorney for collection. Teche Bank sued J.B. Willis as guarantor of a promissory note executed by Mr. Willis in his capacity as trustee of the succession of his uncle, Edwin E. Willis. Mr. Willis claims that 25% of the outstanding...

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