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CHAPMAN v. HOOTMAN

No. 14-98-00817-CV.

999 S.W.2d 118 (1999)

Pat CHAPMAN, Sr., Appellant, v. Timothy HOOTMAN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

July 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lana R. Dieringer, Houston, for appellants.

Timothy A. Hootman, Dale W. Felton, Houston, for appellees.

Panel consists of Justices YATES, FOWLER and FROST.

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

This is a breach of contract case arising out of a fee dispute between an attorney and his client. Appellant Pat Chapman, Sr., the client, appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of appellee Timothy Hootman, his former attorney. By cross-point, Hootman seeks sanctions against Chapman for filing a frivolous appeal.

Factual Background

In 1991, Chapman hired Hootman to represent him in various...

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