Legal Opinion
Delp v. Douglas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 7, 1997No. 2-96-159-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARDS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a dismissal of one plaintiffs claim and a directed verdict against the other plaintiffs claim in a legal malpractice case. We withdraw our prior opinion and judgment of April 24, 1997 and substitute the following in its place.
Appellees Benjamin Douglas and Douglas, Kressler and Wuester, P.C. (DKW), 1 represented appellants Billy and Gertrude Delp in a legal dispute with their business partner. Billy and Gertrude subsequently sued DKW for legal malpractice arising out of the representation in the business dispute. After fil ing the lawsuit, Billy…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Szczepanik v. First Southern Trust Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
- White v. Southwestern Bell Tel. Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
- Cosgrove v. GrimesTexas Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Alexander v. Turtur & Associates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2004
- Streber v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Douglas v. DelpTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Arce v. Burrow, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
- Carbone v. TierneySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
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