Shead v. Grissett

EVANS, Justice.

The sole question in this case is whether the summary judgment proof shows, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff’s cause of action for attorney’s fees is barred by the two year statute of limitation. Article 5526, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann.

The plaintiff brought this action on August 23, 1977. He alleged in his sworn petition that he had rendered personal services on behalf of the defendant and he attached to his petition a statement dated June 24, 1975, for legal services “rendered” on defendant’s behalf in a divorce action, showing a balance due of $670.20. The defendant filed a…