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PEELER v. HUGHES & LUCE

No. 94-0041.

909 S.W.2d 494 (1995)

Carol C. PEELER, Petitioner, v. HUGHES & LUCE and Darrell C. Jordan, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided August 1, 1995.

Rehearing Overruled October 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold Anderson Vickery, Houston, Barry Allen Brown, Houston, Paul F. Waldner, Houston, for petitioner.

James E. Coleman, Dallas, Marvin S. Sloman, Dallas, Tim Gavin, Dallas, Barbara J. Elias-Perciful, Dallas, for respondents.

ENOCH, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HECHT, CORNYN and OWEN, Justices, join.

Carol Peeler committed a federal crime. She now sues her attorney because she was indicted, convicted, and punished for that crime. We are asked to decide whether Texas law permits her to do so. The public policy of this State dictates that Peeler's own conduct is the sole cause of her indictment and conviction. Consequently, without first establishing that she has...

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