Legal Opinion

Argyle Mechanical, Inc. v. Unigus Steel, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 25, 2005No. 05-04-00769-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice WHITTINGTON.

Argyle Mechanical, Inc., Stephanie Cri-der, and Steve McDaniel appeal a no-answer default judgment entered in favor of Unigus Steel, Inc. In three points of error, appellants claim the trial judge erred in failing to conduct a hearing on unliquidat-ed damages and awarding attorney’s fees and there is no evidence to support the award of unliquidated damages. Because we conclude the trial judge erred in awarding unliquidated damages, we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

BACKGROUND

Argyle is a general contractor in the construction business. Crider…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. Morgan v. Compugraphic Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Davis v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Dawson v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  5. Willacy County Appraisal Review Board v. South Padre Land Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989

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3Cited by45 opinions

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  4. Nelson v. Britt, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2007
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