Branton v. Wood

OPINION

Opinion by Justice HINOJOSA.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s judgment rendered in favor of appellee, Kim Wood. In two issues, appellants, Vir-gle Branton and Flora Branton, contend the trial court erred in (1) granting appel-lee’s motion for partial summary judgment, and (2) granting judgment for appel-lee on his counterclaim. We affirm.

A. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In January 1996, appellants purchased a house, located on the Guadalupe River in DeWitt County, from appellee. Appellee financed most of the purchase price. The house, located in a flood plain, had a history…