First State Bank of Bishop, Tex. v. Norris

McKAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court sustaining a plea in abatement and dismissing the case.

The previous events which led to the present suit are lengthy and somewhat involved. In December, 1970, First State Bank of Bishop, Texas (Bank), plaintiff below and appellant here, employed James C. Watson (Watson) an attorney, member of the firm of Keys, Russell, Watson and Seaman, of Corpus Christi, to act as trial counsel and work with William F. Wallace, Jr., (Wallace), Bank’s general counsel, for the prosecution of anticipated litigation against H & G Construction…