Evans v. State Bar

OPINION

WOODARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of disbarment. The judgment was entered on April 4, 1988, and was based upon a jury’s finding that the Appellant violated the Code of Professional Responsibility. We reverse.

Evidence portrayed the following events. Fred Newman and Bill Humphris signed a letter of intent to jointly own a commercial water disposal well in Reeves County, Texas. It would firstly operate as a corporate entity under the name of Fred M. Newman, Inc. Upon payout from corporate income of initial and operating costs, the corporation was then to assign Humphris…