Hughes v. Habitat Apartments

OPINION

Appellant Levada Hughes appeals a judgment in a forcible entry and detainer action in favor of appellee Habitat Apartments. The trial court awarded Habitat a writ of possession and a monetary judgment for accrued rentals, attorney’s fees during trial, and attorney’s fees in the event of an appeal (“appellate attorney’s fees”). Hughes applied to the trial court to set an appropriate amount for a supersede-as bond, to suspend execution of the judgment pending appeal. The trial court set the amount of the supersedeas bond at $5,182, an amount that includes the award of appellate…