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DUKES v. MATHENY

No. 2002 CA 0652.

878 So.2d 517 (2004)

James A. DUKES v. Gordon W. MATHENY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacques F. Bezou, Covington, for Plaintiff-Appellee James A. Dukes.

Christopher M. Moody, de Shea S. Richardson, Cashe, Lewis, Moody & Coudrain, Hammond, for Defendant-Appellant Gordon W. Matheny.

Before: PARRO, McDONALD, and CLAIBORNE, JJ.

PARRO, J.

In this case concerning a fee dispute between two attorneys, one attorney appeals from the trial court judgment on the principal demand that divided equally a contingent fee between him and the other attorney based on an oral fee-sharing agreement. For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court on the principal demand is reversed.

Facts and Procedural History

Attorneys James A. Dukes (Dukes) and Gordon W. Matheny (Matheny...

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