Nguyen Ngoc Giao v. Smith & Lamm, P.C.

714 S.W.2d 144 (1986)

NGUYEN NGOC GIAO, Appellant,

v.

SMITH & LAMM, P.C., Appellee.

No. 01-85-0993-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 14, 1986.

Rehearing Dismissed September 18, 1986.

Maurita N. Shedlock, Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Houston, for appellant.

Marcus E. Faubion, Houston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and JACK SMITH and WARREN, JJ.

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment awarding attorney's fees pursuant to a contract executed between the parties.

The facts in the instant case are undisputed. In February, 1982, the appellant retained the…