Legal Opinion

Gill v. Willis

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 9, 1955No. 3183PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

'GRISSOM, Chief Justice.-'

Roy L. .Willis sued Noma L. Gill for the unpaid balance of a debt alleged to be due for labor and material furnished in doing ■electrical wiring for defendant and for a $25 attorney’s fee. In answer to the only issue submitted a jury found defendant owed plaintiff $100. Judgment was rendered for said amount plus $25 attorney’s fee and costs. Noma L. Gill has appealed. She contends the judgment should be reversed because there was no finding by the jury that $25 was a reasonable attorney’s fee and, with the $25 attorney's fee deducted from the judgment, the recovery…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance v. WalkerTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  2. McElyea v. ParkerTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Boyd v. GuinnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  4. Texas Employment Commission v. BrasuellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Texas Land & Development Co. v. MyersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Baker v. RutherfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. First National Life Insurance Co. v. HerringCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Sisk v. Glens Falls Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Taylor v. American Emery Wheel WorksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Mugrage v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957

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