Villarreal v. Wennermark

CADENA, Justice.

Defendant, Raymundo Villarreal, appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff, John D. Wennermark, the sum of $300.00 as attorney’s fees in a suit in which plaintiff sought recovery, under Article 2226, Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann., for personal services rendered by him to defendant. The judgment awarded plaintiff no recovery on his claim for personal services because, after plaintiff filed this suit but before trial, defendant paid plaintiff in full the amount claimed by plaintiff for such services.

The relevant portions of Article 2226 are as follows:

Any person having a valid claim…