CoTemp, Inc. v. Houston West Corp.

PLURALITY OPINION

CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice.

Appellant, CoTemp, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s judgment in favor of ap-pellee, Houston West Corp., on its negligent retention claim and from an award of attorney ad litem fees. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Houston West contracted for the installation of two air-conditioning units at its truck stop in Brookshire, Texas. Bob Robertson, an employee in CoTemp’s service department, submitted a written proposal to Kerry Ruth, Houston West’s owner, providing details of the work to be performed as well as an estimate of costs.1 The written proposal,…