Legal Opinion

Lee v. Dykes

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided April 27, 2010No. 14-08-00488-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice.

Pepper Lee appeals the portion of a final judgment awarding appellee, Leland Dykes, $13,000 for conversion damages. Lee contends the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that Dykes sustained damages in this amount. Because we agree the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s finding, we reverse and render with respect to the award of damages for conversion and affirm the remainder of the judgment.

I. Background

According to Dykes, in January 2005, he and Lee became engaged to be married. Dykes gave Lee a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Osterberg v. PecaTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Porras v. CraigTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Exxon Corp. v. MiddletonTexas Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wise, Curtis B. v. Sr Dallas, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014
  2. Wesley Henson v. Allen Reddin, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  3. DZM, Inc. v. Richie GarrenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  4. James Bradley Morrison v. James Campbell, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2014
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