Humphrey v. May

JONES, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether a jury finding on a fact affecting venue, made as part of the jury’s verdict after trial on the merits, controls over a contrary determination previously made by the trial court in ruling on a motion to transfer venue. Appellees, Duane and Patricia May, sued their former attorneys, C.J. Humphrey and Harold W. Ochsner, for negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. §§ 17.41-.63 (1987 & Supp.1991) (DTPA). The trial court denied…