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TOWN OF MAMOU v. FONTENOT

No. 99-1650.

756 So.2d 719 (2000)

TOWN OF MAMOU v. Gerald FONTENOT, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Jake Fontenot, Mamou, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee-Town of Mamou.

Guy O. Mitchell, Ville Platte, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants-Gerald Fontenot and Lauren Landreneau Fontenot.

Chuck West, West & Vidrine, Ville Platte, Louisiana, Attorney for Defendant/Appellee-F. Peter Savoy, III.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, MARC T. AMY, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

JIMMIE C. PETERS, Judge.

This case is before us on appeal from a summary judgment on the issues of the validity and scope of a contingency fee agreement for legal services between two attorneys and a Lawrason Act town.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

The procedural history of this case is somewhat convoluted. The case initially began as a suit by the Town of Mamou (Town) seeking declaratory judgment on the issue of ownership of certain property in dispute...

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