Legal Opinion

Houtex Ready Mix Concrete & Materials v. Eagle Construction & Environmental Services, L.P.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided December 7, 2006No. 01-05-00963-CVPublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

Houtex Ready Mix Concrete & Materials (“Houtex”) appeals a summary judgment and two separate sanction awards of attorney’s fees in favor of Eagle Construction & Environmental Services, L.P. (“Eagle”). Houtex contends (1) the trial court erred in granting summary judgment, (2) the trial court abused its discretion in awarding Eagle $1,500 in attorney’s fees in the final judgment as a sanction for filing a groundless lawsuit, and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in awarding Eagle an additional $2,500 in interim attorney’s fees as a sanction after vacating an…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. KnottTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  3. American Transitional Care Centers of Texas, Inc. v. PalaciosTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  4. KPMG Peat Marwick v. Harrison County Housing Finance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. Sims v. Fitzpatrick, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
  4. Terrica Barnes as Next Friend of Kainan Cooper v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
  5. Corea v. BilekCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012

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