Legal Opinion
Nuszen v. Burton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 17, 2016No. 14-15-00393-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
John Donovan, Justice
Appellee, Thomas Burton III, sued Appellant, Jack Nuszen, for breach of contract for failing to pay agreed attorney’s fees. Nuszen appeals the trial court’s judgment granting summary judgment to Burton. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Burton served as counsel for Nuszen’s ex-wife in a child-custody case before the 246th,Judicial District Court (“the family court”). During those proceedings, the family court awarded Burton interim attorney’s fees in the amount of $50,000 pursuant to section 105.001(a)(5) of the Texas Family Code. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 105.001(a)(5) (West…
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