LEE v. CHERRY

No. C14-90-492-CV

812 S.W.2d 361 (1991)

James R. LEE, Appellant, v. Doug CHERRY, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine D. Woodruff, Irving, for appellant.

C. Vernon Lawson, Webster, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, SEARS and DRAUGHN, JJ.


OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

In this appeal from a summary judgment, the issue before this court is whether a forwarding attorney is entitled to a referral fee if he resigns his license to practice law before the case is settled. By summary judgment, the trial court held he was not. We reverse and remand.

The facts are essentially undisputed. In January 1984, appellant, James R. Lee, then a licensed attorney, referred a personal injury case to Doug...

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