DILLINGHAM v. LYNCH

No. 12155.

516 S.W.2d 694 (1974)

Hattie Evelyn DILLINGHAM, Executrix of the Estate of Sidney Roberts Dillingham, Deceased, Appellant, v. Charles W. LYNCH et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. V. Hammett, Hammett, Hammett, Cavness & Builta, Lampasas, for appellant.

James H. Keahey, Hart, Keahey & Hart, Austin, for appellees.


O'QUINN, Justice.

Appellant brought this lawsuit in June of 1972 in her capacity as independent executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, seeking recovery of funds she alleged were wrongfully withheld from her by lawyers who formerly represented her in probate proceedings relevant to the estate.1

Based upon the findings of a jury, favorable to the defendants, the trial court in October of 1973 entered judgment that appellant...

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