READ v. CARVER

No. 3300.

283 S.W.2d 284 (1955)

Mrs. Charles H. READ, Independent Executrix, Appellant, v. Mrs. Winnie CARVER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Lee Guthrie, David C. McCord, Jr., Dallas, Conway, Scharff & Walker, Waco, for appellant.

Witt, Terrell, Jones & Riley, Waco, for appellee.


TIREY, Justice.

Mrs. Read, independent executrix of the estate of her father, Bert Dummit, brought this suit to recover attorney's fees for legal services rendered during the lifetime of her father to defendant, Mrs. Carver. Her action is grounded on quantum meruit.

The jury found substantially (1) that there was an agreement between Bert Dummit and Mrs. Carver that he would not make any charge to her for his services as an attorney concerning the negotiations...

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