Legal Opinion
Herter v. Wolfe
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 18, 1995No. 01-94-00669-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether Tom Herter, an attorney, breached his contract with his clients, Lillian Wolfe and Stephen Murdoch, the liquidating trustees of W & D Investment Corporation (W & D). We reverse and render.
W & D sued Herter for an accounting, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and breach of express, resulting, and constructive trust. After a non-jury trial, the court awarded W & D $5,000 from the original $10,000 retainer for the breach of contract claim. The court also awarded W & D $19,200 in attorney fees, but denied W & D other…
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