Texas Supreme Court
Claude C. Coward, Petitioners v. Gateway National Bank of Beaumont, Respondent
July 9, 197518 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 387
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the 1971 amendment to Article 2226, which makes the State Bar Minimum Fee Schedule amount prima facie evidence of reasonable attorney's fees, applies only to the specific types of claims listed in the statute and therefore does not apply to the present suit to recover on notes. The Court also held that the schedule amount is not conclusive in a summary‑judgment proceeding and must be considered alongside the case file. Accordingly, the Court reversed the lower courts' judgments and remanded for a proper determination of fees.