Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Nesbitt
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 28, 1983No. 1754PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
This is a legal malpractice case. Delores M. Nesbitt, appellee, sued attorney Benjamin D. Lucas, appellant, for damages for negligence and violations of the Texas De ceptive Trade Practices Act. 1 Appellee alleged that these acts occurred during the course of her 1978 divorce when appellant represented her as her attorney. After the jury answered certain special issues generally favorable to the appellee, the trial court entered judgment in the total amount of $332,000.00 for appellee.
The trial court submitted the case to the jury on 35 special issues. The first…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Woods v. LittletonTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Monsanto Company v. MilamTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Waples-Platter Co. v. Commercial Standard InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1956
- DeBakey v. StaggsTexas Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Short v. DemopolisWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- J & C DRILLING CO. v. Salaiz, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1993
- Frank B. Hall & Co. v. Beach, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
- Nelson v. HoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1997
- Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. v. McKinnon, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1985
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