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AUGUSTSON v. LINEA AEREA NACIONAL-CHILE S.A.

No. 94-20626.

76 F.3d 658 (1996)

Clyde W. AUGUSTSON, Individually and as Parents of and sole heirs of Hildegard D. Augustson, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LINEA AEREA NACIONAL-CHILE S.A. (LAN-CHILE), Defendant, and Speiser, Krause, Madol and Mendelsohn, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Howie, Misko, Howie, & Sweeney, Dallas, TX, John M. Weaver, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

David William Marshall, Charles F. Krause, Speiser, Krause & Madole, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee.

Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

A Texas lawyer has been awarded compensation from his former client although the lawyer ceased to participate in the lawsuit prior to its resolution. Because he chose to withdraw due to disagreement with the client over the extent of discovery and settlement value, we reverse and render judgment denying compensation to the lawyer.

I.

On February 20, 1991, Susan Augustson and her grown daughter, Hildegard, flew as passengers...

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