Willis v. Maverick

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1988-07-06

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KILGARLIN, Justice. This case calls upon us to determine the time of accrual of a cause of action for legal malpractice. Yvonne Willis sued Chil-ton Maverick, the attorney who represented her in a divorce action, alleging legal malpractice in the handling of that action. Ms. Willis additionally claimed deceptive trade practice violations. The case was submitted to the jury on the negligence claim only. The jury answered the i…

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