Legal Opinion
William J. Gonyea, Jr. v. Orian Scott
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 2, 2017No. 01-16-00292-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion issued November 2, 2017 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-16-00292-CV ——————————— WILLIAM J. GONYEA, JR., Appellant V. ORIAN SCOTT, Appellee On Appeal from the 152nd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2014-51066 OPINION This case tests the bounds of the rule established in Peeler v. Hughes & Luce,
909 S.W.2d 494
(Tex. 1995) (plurality opinion), which limits the ability of plaintiffs who have been convicted of criminal offenses to obtain legal malpractice damages against their criminal-defense attorneys based on claims of…
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