Carr v. Wilkins & Wall

Citations

• 44 Tex. 424

Syllabus

<p>1. Contract—Attorney fees—Partnership.—One who has employed a lawyer, who afterwards takes in a partner who assists in ■ the case, does not become liable to the firm for the fee contracted. ; . to be paid to the one contracted with before the partnership, by simply talking or consulting with such partner about the case, and to that extent recognizing him as his attorney.</p> <p>2. Same.—To render a client so liable to the new partner the relation of attorney and client must be shown to have existed, and such recognition must be such as to incorporate the incoming partner into the contract of employment as a party to it by express terms or by necessary implication.</p>