Ramirez v. Johnson

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

Roy Lee Johnson, appellee, brought this action in the district court of Brooks County, Texas, against Pedro G. Ramirez and Ester Longoria Ramirez, appellants, for specific performance of two contracts to sell real property located in Brooks County, Texas. The appellants answered, alleging defenses of misrepresentation and fraud in the inducement, and filed a counterclaim for damages alleging breach of a fiduciary duty owed the appellants by the appellee. The trial court severed the counterclaim for damages from the suit for specific performance, and after a jury trial…