STAPLES v. McKNIGHT

No. 05-88-00184-CV.

763 S.W.2d 914 (1988)

Ernest L. STAPLES, Joyce R. Staples, and Twix, Inc., Appellants, v. Mary D. McKNIGHT and McKnight & Fouts, P.C., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Stein, Jerry L. Carlton, Dallas, for appellants.

Donald J. Maison, Jr., Dallas, for appellees.

Before STEPHENS, STEWART and ROWE, JJ.


ROWE, Justice.

Appellees, Mary D. McKnight and McKnight & Fouts, P.C., sued appellants, Ernest L. Staples, Joyce R. Staples, and Twix, Inc., to recover under a contingent fee agreement for legal services rendered to appellants in the course of a prior lawsuit. The trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of appellees for the full contingent fee. In their second point of error, appellants complain that the trial court erred in granting judgment for...

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