EASON v. CALVERT

No. 01-94-01074-CV.

902 S.W.2d 160 (1995)

Richard EASON d/b/a UCM, Appellant, v. Joe R. CALVERT and Kathrine Tyra, District Clerk, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled July 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. McDermott, III, Houston, for appellant.

Mike Driscoll, Lana S. Shadwick, Houston, for appellees.

Before ANDELL, HUTSON-DUNN and HEDGES, JJ.


OPINION

ANDELL, Justice.

This dispute involves the appropriate disposition of funds abandoned in the registry of the court.

Appellant, George Eason d/b/a UCM, contracted with appellee, Joe R. Calvert, to inform him of the location of and to facilitate the recovery of $1000 Calvert posted with the district clerk in a lawsuit closed in 1988. When appellant moved for disbursement of the funds, Calvert complained that the contract fee exceeded the statutory...

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