MULLINAX, WELLS, MAUZY & COLLINS v. DAWSON

No. 17822.

478 S.W.2d 121 (1972)

MULLINAX, WELLS, MAUZY & COLLINS, a Partnership, Appellants, v. Daniel R. DAWSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otto B. Mullinax, Mullinax, Wells, Mauzy & Collins, Dallas, for appellants.

Coy Johnson, Smith, Johnson & McDowell, Sulphur Springs, for appellee.


BATEMAN, Justice.

Appellants sued Daniel R. Dawson and Jane Carter Dawson for attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in defending Jane Carter Dawson and prosecuting her counter-claim in a divorce action filed against her by her former husband Daniel R. Dawson in the district court of Hopkins County, Texas. Appellants obtained a default judgment against Jane Carter Dawson for $4,964.59, but on motion of appellee Daniel R. Dawson the court rendered summary judgment that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases