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ZUNIGA v. GROCE, LOCKE & HEBDON

No. 04-93-00614-CV.

878 S.W.2d 313 (1994)

Manual ZUNIGA, Jr.; Mary Zuniga; Betty Jo Zuniga; Thomas Zuniga; Manuel Zuniga, III; and Minor Child Rick Zuniga, Appellants, v. GROCE, LOCKE & HEBDON, A Professional Corporation; and Ron A. Sprague, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry J. Doherty, Michael H. Norman, Doherty, Norman & Wagner, Houston, for appellants.

Cathy J. Sheehan, Nancy L. Farrer, Lewin Plunkett, Sylvan S. Lang, Jr., Plunkett, Gibson & Allen, Inc., San Antonio, for appellees.

Before BUTTS, PEEPLES and LOPEZ, JJ.

OPINION

PEEPLES, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a client may assign his cause of action for legal malpractice arising out of litigation. For the reasons stated below, we hold that he may not.

The Zunigas brought a personal injury suit against Bauer Manufacturing Company and other defendants. Attorney Ron Sprague of Groce, Locke & Hebdon1 defended Bauer in that suit. Ultimately the Zunigas obtained a judgment...

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