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ROYDEN v. ARDOIN

No. A-7477.

331 S.W.2d 206 (1960)

June Slavens ROYDEN, Guardian of Estate of Laura S. Wood, Petitioner, v. U. Stanley ARDOIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fountain, Cox, Gaines & Fox, Frank G. Evans, III, Houston, for petitioner.

William H. Scott, Houston, for respondent.

CULVER, Justice.

In January of 1957 respondent, Ardoin, an attorney at law, obtained a written contract of employment from a Mrs. Laura S. Wood, a childless widow 93 years of age.1 His compensation was to be on a contingent basis, namely, one-third of what he might recover for Mrs. Wood out of her deceased son's estate. Thereafter, on account of professional misconduct the respondent's license to practice law was suspended and he was further...

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