Osterberg v. Peca

OPINION

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a suit brought under the Texas Election Code by Appellee Judge Peter S. Peca against Appellants Robert and Olga Osterberg. The trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict for Peca in the amount of $63,447.82 plus post-judgment interest. We affirm the judgment in part and reverse and render in part.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1991, Robert Osterberg was involved in litigation pending in Judge Peter Peca’s court. The Osterbergs were dissatisfied with the way Peca treated them, and when Peca ran for reeleetion in 1994, they made…