WILLIS v. MAVERICK

No. 04-85-00177-CV.

723 S.W.2d 259 (1986)

Yvonne WILLIS, Appellant, v. Chilton MAVERICK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Knisely, Spivey & Grigg, Austin, for appellant.

George H. Spencer, San Antonio, Milton L. Bankston, Joe R. Greenhill, Jr., Austin, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and BUTTS and DIAL, JJ.


DIAL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment non obstante veredicto in a legal malpractice case.

Appellant Yvonne Willis filed a malpractice suit against her divorce attorney, appellee Chilton Maverick. The suit stemmed from Maverick's representation of both Mrs. Willis and her ex-husband in their divorce proceedings. The Mavericks and Willises were apparently good friends, and when marital discord surfaced in the Willis household, Maverick agreed to draft...

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