FRANKS v. ROADES

No. 13-08-00439-CV.

310 S.W.3d 615 (2010)

Christine FRANKS, Appellant, v. John Leslie ROADES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

April 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Brower, Don D. Ford, III, Ford & Mathiason, Houston, for Appellant.

Billy Shepherd, Allison Stanish Miller, Cruse, Scott, Henderson & Allen, Houston, for Appellee.

Walter James Kronzer III, Houston, for Real Party in Interest, Carol Thompson.

Before Justices YAÑEZ, RODRIGUEZ, and BENAVIDES.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice BENAVIDES.

Christine Franks, appellant, appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of John Leslie Roades, appellee. Franks asserts that fact issues exist regarding whether Roades breached his fiduciary duty to her and whether Roades acted negligently. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Roades, an attorney in Wharton, Texas, began representing Franks in 1999 when he prepared a durable power of attorney, appointing...

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