Legal Opinion

Eddie Lerma v. Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided February 20, 2015No. 08-12-00105-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice

Appellant Eddie Lerma, challenges a jury verdict and subsequent judgment holding him liable to Appellee Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc. (“Border Demolition”) for breach of an oral demolition contract and attorneys’ fees. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Factual History

On May 28, 2008, the City of El Paso condemned a house and detached garage located at 7429 Rose Lane Circle in El Paso’s Lower Valley (“the Property”), finding that the structures were unsafe urban nuisances; unfit for human habitation or use; not in compliance with building codes; and hazardous to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Teresa Corral-Lerma v. Border Demolition & Environmental Inc., as a Corporation, Raul Solis, Individually and Bonnie Solis, Individually, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2015
  2. Amanda McGee v. Ladonna Tatum, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2022
  3. Country Title , L.L.C. v. Morenike Jaiyeoba, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015
  4. KBIDC Investments, LLC v. ZURU Toys Inc., ZURU Inc., and ZURU Ltd., Tinnus Enterprises, LLC and Josh Malone, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2020

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