Kinnear v. Dixon

KEITH, Justice.

Plaintiff below appeals from a judgment directing that he take nothing by reason of his suit and awarding $1,615 to the defendants. We will speak of the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff brought suit on a sworn account pursuant to Tex.R.Civ.P. 185 seeking to recover attorney’s fees for services performed. A cross-action was filed by defendants to recover $915 paid for services plaintiff failed to perform and to recover $700 loaned to plaintiff.

Trial was to a jury and the four special issues submitted were answered adversely to plaintiff. The substance of the…