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ATKINS v. TINNING

No. 13-92-368-CV.

865 S.W.2d 533 (1993)

Melvin K. ATKINS, Individually and d/b/a Case Assistance Investigating Co., Appellant, v. William J. TINNING, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled November 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin K. Atkins, Corpus Christi, Daniel Rutherford, San Antonio, for appellant.

Scott T. Cook, William A. Dudley, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before KENNEDY, DORSEY and FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., JJ.

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

Melvin Atkins, a private investigator, sued William J. Tinning, an attorney, for various claims arising from Tinning's refusal to abide by the terms of an alleged oral contract. Atkins appeals from the grant of Tinning's motion for summary judgment. We reverse and remand.

Atkins alleges that Tinning hired him as an investigator and evidence gatherer on various cases in 1984. Atkins alleges that Tinning represented...

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