Legal Opinion
McKinley v. Drozd
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1985No. C-3215PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether a party claiming damages under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), Tex.Bus. & Com.Code Ann. §§ 17.41-.63 (Vernon Supp.1984), and under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. article 2226 (Vernon Supp.1984) must receive a net recovery in the entire lawsuit to recover attorney’s fees, or whether any recovery, even though entirely offset by an opposing claim, is sufficient to sustain an award of attorney’s fees. The trial court awarded attorney’s fees to the petitioners, Dr. and Mrs. McKinley. The court of appeals disallowed the award because the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Smith v. BaldwinTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Woods v. LittletonTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Tenneco Oil Company v. Padre Drilling CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Greene v. Bearden Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Jon-T Farms, Inc. v. Goodpasture, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by125 opinions
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- Allstate Insurance Co. v. BonnerTexas Supreme Court · 2001
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