BURNETT v. SHARP

No. 14-09-00420-CV.

328 S.W.3d 594 (2010)

Charles W. BURNETT, Appellant, v. David SHARP, Appellee.

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

October 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burnett , Rosharon, pro se.

David Sharp , Angleton, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices FROST, BOYCE, and SULLIVAN.


MAJORITY OPINION1

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

This is an appeal from a case in which a client sued his former lawyer alleging that the lawyer refused to return the unearned part of a fee retainer. The main issue is whether, under a de novo standard of review, the trial court erred in concluding that each of the client's claims is based on an "indisputably merit less legal theory...

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