Kline v. O'QUINN

MAJORITY OPINION

JACKSON B. SMITH, Jr., Justice

(Retired).

This is an appeal from a judgment modifying an arbitration award which was rendered in favor of appellant, Donna Kline, and against John O’Quinn and Thomas Pearson. The judgment modified the arbitration award by deleting punitive damages assessed against appellee, O’Quinn and ordered that Kline take nothing in a trial against appellee, Bank One (successor-in-interest to MBank, N.A.). Although his name appears on the appeal bond, Pearson did not file a brief or raise points of error.

This dispute between attorneys arose out of a contract…