Legal Opinion
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. v. Orix Capital Markets, LLC
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided November 21, 2011No. 05-10-00655-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Justice O’NEILL.
Appellant Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. appeals a declaratory judgment granted in favor of Orix Capital Markets, LLC. In three issues, Transcontinental generally contends: (1) the trial court erred in granting declaratory relief because no justiciable controversy existed and because Orix had previously filed, but abandoned, a breach of contract claim raising the same contentions, (2) the declaratory judgment act did not authorize the award of attorneys’ fees in this case, and (3) the attorneys’ fees award was improper because Orix did not segregate…
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