Texas Supreme Court

International Security Life Insurance Company, Petitioner v. Mintie Beatrice Spray, Respondent

May 26, 197114 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 379

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals, holding that the trial court's conditional award of attorney fees for appellate work is invalid, that Article 3.62 authorizes a single reasonable fee covering all prosecution costs, and that the judgment remains definite despite a proviso reducing the fee if no appeal occurs.