Legal Opinion
Ernest Mungia v. via Metropolitan Transit
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided April 9, 2014No. 04-13-00549-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice.
Ernest Mungia sued his former employer, VIA Metropolitan Transit, and obtained a default judgment. Four years later, VIA attempted to set aside the default judgment by filing a bill of review and a claim for declaratory relief. The trial court granted VIA’s motion for summary judgment as to both causes of action and awarded attorney’s fees to VIA. In one issue on appeal, Mungia contends the,trial court abused its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees.
BACKGROUND
Mungia was employed as a VIA bus operator. In 2004, he was involved in a collision…
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