Cordova v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc.

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Joshua Cordova appeals from the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees in favor of Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages (SWBYP) in connection with its suit to collect an unpaid advertising debt. We reform the judgment due to a mathematical error and affirm the judgment as reformed.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

Upon Cordova’s failure to pay his advertising bill of $7,092.18, SWBYP sued on a sworn account and alleged breach of contract and quantum meruit. Cordova then filed an answer in which he pled the affirmative defenses of failure of consideration, breach of…