Legal Opinion
Wright v. Christian & Smith
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 3, 1997No. 01-96-01354-CVPublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NUCHIA, Justice.
This is an appeal from the granting of summary judgment in favor of a law firm on its suit to collect fees for services. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
Kathy Wright sought out Christian & Smith to represent her in a probate dispute. It appears from the record that, at the initial meeting between Wright and James Christian, Christian indicated he would have to perform some preliminary research before agreeing to the representation. Several days after that initial meeting, Christian telephoned Wright and indicated he would represent her. When Christian requested a…
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- Jones v. Legal Copy, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Thorp v. Adair & MyersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
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