Murphy v. Cain

AKIN, Justice.

James M. Murphy appeals a judgment in favor of M.A. Cain and Shirley Wilcox d/b/a Texas Reporters Association, awarding damages for breach of contract and attorney’s fees. In his sole point of error, Murphy contends that the judgment against him is statutorily barred by former article 320c.1 We disagree with this contention; consequently, we affirm.

Murphy is an attorney who, in the course of representing a client in a civil case in federal district court, contacted Cain to arrange for Cain or her employee to act as reporter for depositions in Ecuador. In the trial of this case,…