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WILLIS v. MAVERICK

No. C-6225.

760 S.W.2d 642 (1988)

Yvonne WILLIS, Petitioner, v. Chilton MAVERICK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Knisely, Broadus A. Spivey, Pat Kelly, Spivey, Grigg, Kelly & Knisely, Austin, for petitioner.

Joe R. Greenhill, Jr., Milton L. Bankston, Bankston, Wright & Greenhill, Austin, George Spencer, Clemens, Spencer, Welmaker & Finck, San Antonio, for respondent.

KILGARLIN, Justice.

This case calls upon us to determine the time of accrual of a cause of action for legal malpractice. Yvonne Willis sued Chilton Maverick, the attorney who represented her in a divorce action, alleging legal malpractice in the handling of that action. Ms. Willis additionally claimed deceptive trade practice violations. The case was submitted to the jury on the negligence claim only. The jury answered the issues in favor of Yvonne Willis, finding...

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