Commercial Standard Insurance Co. of Fort Worth v. Combs

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is an appeal by Commercial Standard Insurance Company of Fort Worth, Texas, hereinafter called “Commercial,” from an adverse judgment of the Pope County Circuit Court in a suit brought by Commercial against Mr. and Mrs. Combs to enforce subrogation rights in the proceeds of a judgment obtained by Combs against a Mr. Owens for collision damages to the Combs automobile and in which Combs’ attorneys claimed a contingent fee interest. Mrs. Combs remained a party litigant throughout but for convenience we refer to both parties as “Combs.”

While the record before us is…