Legal Opinion
Jatoi v. Decker, Jones, McMackin, Hall & Bates
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 1997No. 2-96-167-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRIGHAM, Justice.
Appehant chahenges the trial court’s refusal to grant a new trial and the court’s grant of summary judgment for Appehee on Appellant’s legal malpractice claim. We affirm.
Procedural History
AppeUant and Appehee entered into a written fee arrangement for Appehee to represent AppeUant as defendant and counter-plaintiff in a breach of contract action in federal court (the underlying suit), which had been ongoing for several years. During trial, Appehant settled the underlying suit and announced in open court that he agreed to a settlement which the court announced would…
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- Worford v. StamperTexas Supreme Court · 1991
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