Spurgeon v. Coan & Elliott

Opinion

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

Coan & Elliott, Attorneys at Law, (C & E) obtained a jury verdict in its suit against Theda Spurgeon for unpaid attorney’s fees and legal expenses that had been charged to Spurgeon by Coan & Elliott, L.L.P., (C & E LLP) in connection with an earlier lawsuit involving real estate. C & E alleged that it was the successor in interest to C & E LLP. In four issues, Spurgeon asserts that (1) C & E had no standing to sue; (2) the trial court erred in granting C & E a partial summary judgment on the ground that C & E LLP had no duty to pursue Spurgeon’s alleged claim…