Legal Opinion

Mark Polansky and Landrah Polansky v. Pezhman Berenji and John Berenjy

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided December 7, 2012No. 03-11-00592-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIANE M. HENSON, Justice.

Appellants Mark and Landrah Polan-sky appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment and awarding attorneys’ fees of $1,000 to appellees Pezhman Berenji and John Berenjy (col-*365leetively, the “Builders”). In two issues, the Polanskys assert that the trial court erred by (1) granting summary judgment after they had nonsuited their claims and (2) awarding attorneys’ fees to the Builders because no legal basis existed for the fee award and the Builders had no affirmative claim for relief or viable motion for fees pending at the time of the nonsuit. We…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Travelers Insurance Co. v. JoachimTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. and Brien Garcia v. Nury ChapaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Cire v. CummingsTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  5. In Re BennettTexas Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Jeffrey A. Severs and Lila Severs AND Robert and Linda Gaudin AND Mira Vista Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Mira Vista Homeowners Association, Inc. AND Jeffrey A. Severs and Lila Severs, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  2. Terrence Mann and Evelyn Mann v. Kendall Home Builders Construction Partners I, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  3. North Star Water Logic, LLC v. Ecolotron, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  4. Rahul K. Nath, M.D. v. Texas Children's Hospital & Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2016
  5. Stewart Automotive Research, LLC v. Erik Nolte, Brian Kirk, Simon Ogier and John TolleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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