LOPEZ v. MUNOZ, HOCKEMA & REED, L.L.P.

No. 98-0994.

22 S.W.3d 857 (2000)

Leonel LOPEZ, Sr., Zulema M. Lopez, and Leonel Lopez, Jr., individually and on behalf of the Estate of Eloy Lopez, deceased, Petitioners, v. MUÑOZ, HOCKEMA & REED, L.L.P. and Albert A. Muñoz, II, David A. Hockema and Roger H. Reed, individually and d/b/a Muñoz, Hockema & Reed, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 8, 2000.

Rehearing Overruled August 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Patton, Dan Pozza, San Antonio, for Petitioner.

Kevin H. Dubose, David M. Gunn, Hogan Dubose & Townsend, Houston, Rose R. Vela, Barger & Moss, Darrell L. Barger, Barger Hermansen McKibben & Villarreal, Corpus Christi, Billy Shepherd, Cruse Scott Henderson & Allen, Houston, for Respondent.


Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice BAKER, Justice ABBOTT, and Justice HANKINSON, and by Chief Justice PHILLIPS and Justice GONZALES as to Parts I and IV.

The contingent fee contract that underlies this dispute allowed the plaintiffs' law firm to charge an additional five percent fee in the event the case was "appealed to a higher court." We must decide whether the law firm breached the...

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