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SCHEFFER v. CHRON

No. 7969.

560 S.W.2d 419 (1977)

Lee SCHEFFER et al., Appellants, v. Billy Frank CHRON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett & Letbetter, George Payne and Max Garrett, Houston, for appellants.

J. Robert Liles, Conroe, for appellees.

KEITH, Justice.

We are called upon today to reaffirm and apply the rule that the negligence, inadvertence, or mistake of counsel is attributable to his client so that counsel's failure to defend the case properly or to develop fully the available evidence does not constitute "good cause" authorizing a new trial. See generally, Petro-Chemical Transport, Inc. v. Carroll, 514 S.W.2d 240, 246 (Tex.1974); Reynolds v. Volunteer...

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