Walton v. Canon, Short & Gaston
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.
Judkins Tull Walton, pro se, appeals from a judgment on a sworn account. After a bench trial, the trial court found Walton indebted to his former lawyers, Canon, Short & Gaston, for $22,276.90, plus pre-judgment interest and attorney’s fees. Walton raises eleven points of error: (1) the trial court erred in allowing Walton’s counsel to withdraw contrary to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 10; (2) Walton had insufficient time to retain substitute counsel and prepare for trial after his counsel withdrew; (3) the trial court erred in denying Walton’s request for a jury…
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