Smith v. Patrick W.Y. Tam Trust

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2009-10-23

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Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court. The reasonableness of attorney’s fees is generally an issue for the trier of fact. In Ragsdale v. Progressive Voters League, however, we held that a court may award attorney’s fees as a matter of law when the testimony on fees “ ‘is not contradicted by any other witness, or atten…

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