Liles v. Phillips

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

This is a legal malpractice action brought by appellee, Montie E. Phillips, against his former attorney, Mike Liles, appellant herein. From a judgment in favor of appellee for $18,000 actual damages and $6,000 attorney’s fees, appellant appeals.

We reverse and render.

Appellee originally retained appellant’s law firm to pursue an action in his behalf against the vendor, manufacturers, and the credit company which financed appellee’s purchase of a truck. The underlying transaction commenced in September, 1972 when appellee purchased a truck from Graham International,…