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SMITH v. McKINNEY

No. C14-89-00696-CV.

792 S.W.2d 740 (1990)

James Patrick SMITH and Smith & Conner, P.C., Appellants, v. Frances McKINNEY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied July 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry P. Giessel, Alice M. Giessel, Houston, for appellants.

David A. Gibson, Candace Sturdivant, Houston, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, CANNON and ELLIS, JJ.

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a legal malpractice action instituted by appellee, Frances McKinney, against James Patrick Smith and Smith & Conner, P.C. (Smith) in which negligence and proximate causation were stipulated. The jury awarded damages in the amount of $123,468 and the trial court entered judgment in favor of Mrs. McKinney. We reverse and render.

In their first point of error, appellants assert the trial court erred...

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