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DUKE v. MERKIN

No. 6948.

599 S.W.2d 877 (1980)

Barbara DUKE a/k/a Barbara Duke Kruger, Appellant, v. William L. MERKIN and Sidney K. Gibson d/b/a Merkin & Gibson, a Law Partnership, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

May 14, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Thompson, Michael C. Crowley, El Paso, for appellant.

Merkin, Hines & Maxfield, William L. Merkin, Stephen A. Hines, El Paso, for appellees.

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

The attorneys who represented Appellant in a divorce case obtained a summary judgment against their former client for a part of the fees claimed to be due for services rendered. The trial Court rendered judgment for hourly services performed, and severed the claim for fees based upon a percentage of the net value of property awarded to Appellant in the divorce suit. Having concluded that the severance was improper, the judgment is...

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