Gary Romano v. Gary Newton

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-06-00255-CV

Gary Romano, Appellant

v.

Gary Newton, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY, 335TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 24,929, HONORABLE TERRY L. FLENNIKEN, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Gary Romano appeals from the district court's post-answer default judgment awarding Gary Newton $176,150.68 in actual damages, $6,216.21 in attorney's fees, interest and costs, and its order overruling his motion for new trial. For the reasons we explain below, we affirm the district court's judgment conditioned on Newton's…