Haesly v. Whitten

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from an order of the trial court, sustaining an asserted plea in abatement and dismissing plaintiffs’ suit.

Plaintiffs Haesly sued defendant Whit-ten, an attorney, alleging that plaintiffs were former owners of fractional interests in certain described lots in the City of Dallas; that Musgrove Company, Inc., owner of another fractional interest in such property brought a partition suit against them; that they retained defendant Whitten to represent their interest in such lawsuit; that plaintiffs instructed defendant Whit-ten to do…