RODRIGUEZ v. WOMACK

No. 14-10-01213-CV.

ARCADIO D. RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. MARK T. WOMACK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston.

Memorandum Opinion filed January 5, 2012.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

In this legal-malpractice case, we hold that for the purposes of res judicata, a judgment does not have preclusive effect if the court rendering it lacked jurisdiction over the amount in controversy.

Mark T. Womack won summary judgment against Arcadio D. Rodriguez on res judicata grounds in district court after a small claims court dismissed Rodriguez's claims with prejudice. Rodriguez argues that the...

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