682 So. 2d 935 - Phipps v. Chesson’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Minyard v. Curtis Products, Inc. · State, Department of Highways v. Busch · 418 So. 2d 1357 - Louisiana Health Service & Indem. Co. v. Cole · 594 So. 2d 977 - Williams v. Hattan · 157 So. 2d 308 - Great American Indemnity Company v. Dauzat
Most-quoted passages
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“[Wjhen a check or draft names attorneys as co-payees, the attorneys at the very least must endorse and deposit the check or draft in a trust account, from which they are free to withdraw their fee when due. This |sis sufficient to show that the attorneys, and especially those who have been assigned an interest in the lawsuit, are recipients of the payment of a thing not due; the attorney is not merely a third party, and a cause of action lies for restitution either under C.C. Art. 2302 or for unjust enrichment. Moreover, if there was an attorney client contract whereby the attorneys acquired an interest in the suit, La.R.S. 37:218 applies and not only has NOPSI stated a cause of action against these defendants, they may even be necessary parties to the lawsuit. La.C.C.P. Art. 642.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Turner v. Dr. X
How this case has been treated — in progress
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