Pope v. Powers

HIGGINS, Justice.'

In a suit pending in the district court of Nueces county, No. 1270SB, W. E. Pope et al. v. Theodore T. Priour et ux.; a judgment was rendered. In that suit W. E. Pope, individually and as trustee, sued Priour and wife. The litigation involved an oil and gas lease. The defendants im-pleaded J. D. Powers and Joseph Mireur. Powers employed Hon. John S. McCamp- ' bell to answer for him. The attorney so employed did answer for Powers, but immediately thereafter withdrew at the request of Powers, who then authorized the plaintiff W. E. Pope, a lawyer, to represent him. Thereafter…