Wynns & Lawrence v. Underwood
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. This was a rule entered in the court below by the appellee, against the appellants, attorneys at law, practicing in the district court of Harris county, to show cause why judgment should not be rendered against them, for moneys which they had failed to collect and pay over to the plaintiff in the rule.
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Appeal from Harris. This was a rule entered in the court below by the appellee, against the appellants, attorneys at law, practicing in the district court of Harris county, to show cause why judgment should not be rendered against them, for moneys which they had failed to collect and pay over to the plaintiff in the rule. When the cause came on for trial, the presiding judge having been counsel for one of the parties declined sitting, and by consent James W. Henderson, Esq., was substituted by the parties to preside as judge, and, after hearing the cause, gave judgment for the appellee and…
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
Proceedings were commenced in the district court for the county of Harris, by Underwood as surviving partner of Mil-burn & Underwood, against Wynns & Lawrence, attorneys of that court, by a rule upon them to show cause why judgment should not be rendered against them for the amount of a claim placed in their hands as attorneys for collection, by Milburn & Underwood.
The presiding judge having been of counsel for one of the parties, by consent, James W. Henderson, Esq., an attorney of the court was placed on the bench, and judgment was given by him, from which Wynns & Lawrence appealed. Erom…
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