A Bexar County jury found a contingency-fee contract did not provide San Antonio lawyers Tom Hall and Blake Dietzmann with a 22 percent interest in a water exploration company as part of their fee.

A 225th District Court jury returned a verdict on Oct. 16, finding defendant Dean Davenport of San Antonio—on behalf of himself and two companies he controls, Dillon Water Resources and 5D Drilling & Pump Service—did not agree in a fee agreement that attorney fees could include a 33.5 percent interest in two-thirds of Water Exploration Co. (WECO).

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