BROWN v. SEIMERS

No. 98-CA-694

726 So.2d 1018 (1999)

Reginald BROWN v. Bill SEIMERS, et al., J.T. Hill, Intervenor.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

January 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. John Caskey, Baton Rouge, Fontella F. Ryan, Sibley Law Firm, Greensburg, Louisiana, Attorneys For Appellant J.T. Hill.

Sheila C. Myers, New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorney For Appellee Vernon P. Thomas.

Panel composed of Judges H. CHARLES GAUDIN, SOL GOTHARD and JAMES L. CANNELLA.


CANNELLA, Judge.

Intervener, J.T. Hill (Hill), appeals from a judgment awarding him 15% of a class action fee for legal services and awarding Vernon P. Thomas (Thomas) 85% of the escrowed fee. We affirm.

On October 5, 1988, the Louis Dreyfus Grain Elevator in Reserve, Louisiana exploded. The following day, Hill filed a lawsuit on behalf of certain claimants for damages. He did not serve defendants. Subsequently, Hill signed up various people in the area as...

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