Supreme Court of Louisiana November 17, 1995, No. 95-C-1799 (Fontenot v. Moreau)

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hPER CURIAM.

The court of appeal’s finding (and that of the district court) that res judicata bars the plaintiffs claim is erroneous. Payment of a demanded sum to avoid prosecution can hardly be deemed a compromise and settlement.

The district attorney’s permissible fee is $140.00, not the $165.00 he demanded and received by check in that amount payable to him.