Francie Willis v. Bpmt, Llc

OPINION

Michael Massengale, Justice

Appellee BPMT, LLC sued Urban Retreat of Houston, Inc. for damages pursuant to the breach of a lease agreement. Because Urban Retreat’s corporate privileges were forfeited for failure to pay franchise taxes, BPMT also sued appellant Francie Willis in her capacity as- a corporate officer of thé company, seeking to hold her personally liable for part of the debt. See Tex. Tax Code §. 171.255. Willis and BPMT filed competing motions for partial summary judgment on the issue of Willis’s personal liability.

The trial court granted BPMT’s motion and held Willis…