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DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY v. BENTON

No. A-8791.

357 S.W.2d 565 (1962)

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. F. Fox BENTON et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski and Sam W. Cruse, Houston, for petitioner.

F. F. Benton, Houston, for respondents.

GREENHILL, Justice.

The question here is whether an attorney may prosecute a cause of action on his own behalf to secure a contingent fee after his client, the original plaintiff, has been properly dismissed from the case. The trial court held that he could not. The Court of Civil Appeals disagreed and held that he could. 351 S.W.2d 899.

Roy W. Champion filed suit for damages...

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