Texas Court Reverses Judgment for Lawyer in Dispute Over Insurance Proceeds

HOUSTON -- A Texas appellate court on April 5 reversed a trial court decision giving rights to an insurance check to a homeowner's lawyer, remanding the dispute for further review. Miller v. Schwartz, No. 14-04-0032-CV. (Texas App. 14th Dist.).

Plaintiff Stanley G. Miller (d/b/a Mold Eliminators) appealed a trial court order granting summary judgment to attorney Newton B. Schwartz Sr. in a dispute over an insurance check made out to Miller, Schwartz and homeowner Paula Harris. Harris and her insurance company are no longer parties to this suit.

In its summary, the 14th District Court of Appeals said Harris hired …