Millhouse v. Wiesenthal

775 S.W.2d 626 (1989)

G. Stefane MILLHOUSE II, Petitioner,

v.

Ronald G. WIESENTHAL, Respondent.

No. C-8063.

Supreme Court of Texas.

April 19, 1989.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1989.

Jimmy Williamson, Doherty & Williamson, Houston, for petitioner.

Allister M. Waldrop and Lillian M. Flurr, Baker & Botts, Houston, for respondent.

COOK, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the determination of causation in an appellate legal malpractice case is a question of law or a question of fact. This is an issue of first impression in Texas. G. Stefane Millhouse II[1] brought suit against his former…