Stevenson v. Franklin Gardens Apartments

OPINION ON MOTION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice

Appellant, John M. Stevenson, has filed a motion to review the supersedeas amount ordered by the trial court. See Tex. R. App. P. 24.4. In addition to Stevenson’s motion, we have reviewed the response filed by Appellee, Franklin Gardens Apartments, and Stevenson’s reply. We grant the motion and order that the supersedeas amount be reduced.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

In 2015, Franklin Gardens Apartments (Franklin) filed a forcible detainer action against Stevenson in the Justice Court, Precinct No. 1, of Travis County, Texas, to evict him from an apartment.…