Legal Opinion

Auz v. Cisneros

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 27, 2015No. 14-13-00989-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

The only issue sufficiently briefed in this appeal is whether the summary-judgment evidence conclusively proved that the attorney’s fees sought by the plaintiff are reasonable and necessary. Concluding that, under recent precedent from the Supreme Court of Texas, the summary-judgment evidence did not conclusively prove reasonable and necessary fees, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.

I. Factual and ProceduRal Background

Appellee/plaintiff Mario Cisneros filed suit against appellant/defendant Felix A. Auz asserting a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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