Duke v. Merkin

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

The attorneys who represented Appellant in a divorce case obtained a summary judgment against their former client for a part of the fees claimed to be due for services rendered. The trial Court rendered judgment for hourly services performed, and severed the claim for fees based upon a percentage of the net value of property awarded to Appellant in the divorce suit. Having concluded that the severance was improper, the judgment is reversed and the case remanded.

The parties are in basic agreement that Barbara Duke hired William L. Merkin to represent her in a divorce…