Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Travis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 9, 1981No. 5625PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
The question is whether a legal malpractice claim had “matured” and was, therefore, a compulsory counterclaim in a suit filed by an attorney against his former client for attorney’s fees.
James P. Bailey sued his former attorney, William R. Travis, on September 13, 1979, for alleged negligent acts and omissions committed by the attorney in September of 1977 during the trial of a case. The trial court granted the attorney’s motion for summary judgment. Bailey appeals. We affirm.
This appeal involves three lawsuits. In the first suit (Bailey I), James P. Bailey sued Doyle…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Denbina v. City of HurstCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Pack v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Delmer E. WOODBURN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Windle TURLEY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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