Legal Opinion

Wesco Distribution, Inc. v. Westport Group, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided April 8, 2004No. 03-03-00438-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

Appellant, Wesco Distribution, Inc., appeals the judgment of the district court of Bastrop County granting appellee West-port Group Inc.’s motion for summary judgment to remove a materialman’s lien and awarding Westport attorney’s fees in the amount of $16,140.77. Wesco raises two issues on appeal, asserting: (1) the district court misinterpreted the notice provisions of sections 53.003 and 53.056 of the property code, see Tex. Prop.Code Ann. §§ 53.003, .056 (West 2002); and (2) the district court abused its discretion in awarding Westport attorney’s fees. We…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. SterlingTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Natividad v. Alexsis, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Beaumont Bank, N.A. v. BullerTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  3. Mustang Tractor & Equipment Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  4. Redland Insurance Co. v. Southwest Stainless, L.P.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  5. Amegy Bank National Ass'n v. Brazos M & E, Ltd. (In Re Bigler LP)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2011

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