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FIRST STATE BANK v. CHAPPELL & HANDY, P.C.

No. 13-86-343-CV.

729 S.W.2d 917 (1987)

FIRST STATE BANK, BISHOP, Texas, Appellant, v. CHAPPELL & HANDY, P.C., Appellee,

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Scott, San Antonio, Jim Vollers, Austin, for appellant.

David L. Smith, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and DORSEY, JJ.

OPINION

NYE, Justice.

This is a discovery sanctions case. Appellee sued appellant on a sworn account to recover attorney's fees earned pursuant to a legal services contract. Appellant filed a sworn denial, urged lack of performance as a defense, and countersued for legal malpractice. The primary dispute in this case centered on appellee's difficulty in deposing appellant's president, Mr. William Wallace. This difficulty culminated in the trial court striking...

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