Legal Opinion
Oscar M. Telfair, III, P.C. v. Bridges
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided February 10, 2005No. 11-03-00195-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order of Contempt
W.G. ARNOT, III, Chief Justice.
This appeal arises from a fee dispute between a law firm and its former clients. Appellant, Oscar M. Telfair, III, P.C., represented appellees, Merita Bridges and Marvin Bridges, in a suit concerning a defect in the foundation of appellees’ home. The law firm obtained a settlement on behalf of appellees in the amount of $86,000.00 to resolve the claim. The law firm alleged in the underlying action that it agreed to represent appellees in pursuing the defective foundation claim on the basis of an oral contingent fee contract. 1 The…
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