Wickersham Ford, Inc. v. Orange County

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Limited appeal to recover attorneys’ fees. The district court, following the jury’s verdict, awarded the Appellant damages for breach of contract of sale of automobiles, of which neither Appellant nor Appellee complains. No appeal was taken concerning these breached contract damages, but Appellant was denied attorneys’ fees claimed under TEX.REV.CIVSTAT. ANN. art. 2226 (Vernon Supp.1985). Firstly, the court held, as a matter of law, that the attorneys’ fees, founded on a contract and based on the cited statute, could not be recovered against a county.

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