Thornton v. National American Insurance

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

The court of appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to attorney Michael Thornton in this legal malpractice action, concluding that a fact issue existed as to whether Thornton had actual notice of trial before the trial court entered default judgment against Thornton’s client. Because we conclude that, under the facts of this case, the notice given to Thornton was not reasonable and there was no genuine issue of fact regarding actual notice, we reverse the court of appeals.

National American Insurance Company retained Thornton to represent its insureds in a…