Legal Opinion

Ray v. Beene

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 28, 1986No. 01-85-0858-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WARREN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing the plaintiff’s suit with prejudice for failure to comply with an order compelling discovery. We reverse and remand.

The plaintiff, Cynthia Helen Ray, brought this suit against her former attorneys, Roy Beene and Will Gray, seeking to cancel an employment contract and a deed representing payment of the attorneys’ fees due under the contract. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants served as her attorneys for less than three weeks, in connection with her being arrested and charged with the crime of capital murder. She alleged…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Dewitt and Rearick v. Ferguson, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1985
  4. Gottlieb v. HofheinzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Fultz v. Cummins Sales & Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Hanley v. Hanley, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  2. Vaughn v. Texas Employment Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
  3. McRae v. Guinn Flying Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
  4. Attorney General of Texas Ex Rel. State v. CartwrightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Denton v. Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993

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