Pennington v. Gurkoff

OPINION

LATTIMORE, Justice.

This case involves a fee dispute in which Jerry Gurkoff, D.O., filed suit against Myles H. Pennington, an attorney, to collect an unpaid fee for services rendered as an expert witness. The trial court awarded Dr. Gur-koff $700.00 as reasonable compensation for his services, plus attorney’s fees. Pennington now appeals from the judgment.

In eight points of error, Pennington contends that: the trial court erred in denying his motion for summary judgment; the evidence was factually insufficient to support recovery of expert witness fees under any contractual theory, as a…