Legal Opinion
Mallios v. Baker
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 2000No. 98-0408Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
11 S.W.3d 157 (2000)
John C. MALLIOS d/b/a Mallios & Associates, Mallios & Associates, P.C., and James D. Blume, Petitioners,
v.
Mark W. BAKER, Respondent.
No. 98-0408.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued December 8, 1998.
Decided January 6, 2000.
Jennifer S. Stoddard, Dallas, for Petitioner.
Darrell D. Minter, Dallas, for Respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · GonzalesJustice Gonzales, joined by Chief Justice Phillips, Justice Enoch, Justice Hankinson, and Justice O'Neill
In this case we must decide whether the trial court properly issued summary judgment for the defendants, an attorney and a law firm, on the theory that the plaintiff, contrary to Texas public policy, had assigned a portion of his legal malpractice claim to a third party and…
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