Texas Supreme Court

Hexter Title and Abstract Co., Inc. v. Grievance Committee, Fifth Congressional District, State Bar of Texas

May 3, 1944142 Tex. 506

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals, holding that the State Bar's Grievance Committee had authority to sue to enjoin a corporation from practicing law, that Hexter Title and Abstract Company’s preparation of deeds, mortgages and legal opinions for consideration constituted the unlawful practice of law under Penal Code Article 430a, and that the injunction against the corporation was proper.