Legal Opinion
Clark v. Pruett
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 21, 1991No. 01-90-01046-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in a legal malpractice case. We reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a trial on the merits.
In early 1983, the appellant, David Clark, filed a workers compensation claim based on an injury sustained in the course of his employment. Approximately six months later, Clark was fired. Clark then contacted J. Albert Pruett, a lawyer, to represent him in a claim for wrongful termination. Pruett accepted the case and filed a lawsuit in 1983.
On January 1, 1985, Pruett was sworn in as a district judge for Harris County.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- MMP, Ltd. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Casso v. BrandTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- Willis v. MaverickTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Woods v. William M. Mercer, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Roberts v. Friendswood Development Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Albright v. Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Brown v. Cain Chemical, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- City of Columbus v. Barnstone, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
- Sebesta v. Kent Electronics Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
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