Smith v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Erath County; J. B. Keith, Judge. Action by John E. Smith against R. B. Thompson, in which defendant filed a cross-action. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant, J. E. Smith, brought this suit against appellee, R. L. Thompson, for damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of the fact that defendant accepted employment as attorney at law to represent plaintiff in a number of lawsuits, and by reason of the negligent and careless manner in which he handled the cases, and his willful and wanton failure and refusal to perform the services for which he was employed, and for possession of certain title papers, or their value, to certain lands, which is the subject-matter of the cross-action of defendant noted below.
Defendant answered by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Waco Tap Railroad v. ShirleyTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- Hearne v. GarrettTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- Weis v. DevlinTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- American Surety Co. v. Fruin-Bambrick Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Hill v. CunninghamTexas Supreme Court · 1860
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Thompson v. SmithTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Blakemore v. Board of Trustees of Public Free SchoolsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- In re the Estate of MontgomeryNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Humphrey v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928