Mercier v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc.

OPINION ON REHEARING

Opinion on rehearing by

Justice GARZA.

Appellant, Eugene X. Mercier, appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc. By two issues, Mercier asserts the trial court erred in granting summary judgment and in awarding attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

I. BACKGROUND

Southwestern Bell sued Mercier to recover a debt of $274,767.29 for advertising services and additionally sought an award of $91,589.09 in attorney’s fees. Southwestern Bell moved for summary judgment asserting its entitlement to recover on…