Legal Opinion

Worley v. Butler

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided December 28, 1990No. 13-89-440-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Appellee, the Honorable Oliver J. Butler, Jr., sued appellant, Robert J. Wor-ley, to recover $22,866.26 in legal fees and expenses, and he also sought the reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in the prosecution and appeal of this suit. Worley answered the suit and filed a counterclaim against Butler for legal malpractice. The trial court granted a partial summary judgment favorable to Butler on Worley’s counterclaim, and it granted summary judgment favorable to Butler on his suit for attorneys’ fees. This appeal concerns only…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Wilcox v. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Bayouth v. Lion Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Rizk v. Financial Guardian Insurance Agency, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Hercules Exploration, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Oyster Creek Financial Corp. v. Richwood Investments II, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  2. Llopa, Inc. v. Nagel, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
  3. Schindler v. Austwell Farmers Cooperative, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  4. Double Diamond, Inc. v. Hilco Electric Cooperative, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003
  5. Tryco Enterprises Inc., Sharon C. Dixon, James Dixon, Crown Staffing, Inc. and Troy Keith Dixon v. James A. Robinson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012

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