Legal Opinion
J. Todd Southern, Independent of the Estate of Raul "Dude" Crouse v. Kurt E. Goetting, Sr.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided November 9, 2011No. 08-09-00306-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice.
In two issues, J. Todd Southern, Appellant and Executor, challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support both the jury’s finding that Raul “Dude” Crouse, deceased, and Kurt E. Goetting, Sr., Appellee, entered into an enforceable contract for the offset of rent and the jury’s award of rental-offset damages to Goetting. In his third issue, Southern complains that the trial court erred in refusing to award attorney’s fees. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
In 1996, pursuant to an oral agreement, Goetting sold to Crouse a one-half interest in a building…
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