Nguyen Ngoc Giao v. Smith & Lamm, P.C.

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment awarding attorney’s fees pursuant to a contract executed between the parties.

The facts in the instant case are undisputed. In February, 1982, the appellant *146retained the law firm of Adamo, Cobb & Cornelius to represent him in a contract dispute styled Nguyen Giao v. Nguyen Thong and Vietnamese Brothers, Inc. The appellant signed a contract providing that, inter alia, he would pay the firm $100 per hour for its services.

On March 26, 1983, Adamo, Cobb & Cornelius assigned its rights under the contract to the appellee. In June,…