Legal Opinion
Jones v. Sheehan, Young & Culp, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1996No. 95-10513PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Appellants’ damages suit against their former attorneys was dismissed on summary judgment on the basis of collateral estoppel.' We affirm, but do so on the basis of res judicata.
I. BACKGROUND
Jones Program Management, Inc., (“JPM”), acting through its President, Odell Jones, III, (“Jones”), and Jones, acting as guarantor for JPM, entered into an agreement for legal services with Sheehan, Young & Culp, P.C., (“SYC”), to collect sums owed JPM by Richter’s Entertainment Group, Inc., (“REG”). SYC accordingly filed suit on JPM’s behalf against REG in the 134th Judicial District…
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