Legal Opinion

Lavely v. Heafner

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 10, 1998No. 14-96-01579-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EDELMAN, Justice.

In this declaratory judgment ease, Duane Lavely appeals a judgment granted in favor of Mary Heafner on the grounds that the trial court erred by: (1) refusing to file findings of fact and conclusions of law; (2) failing to give Lavely forty-five days notice of the first trial setting; (3) awarding Heafner attorney’s fees where: (a) there was no evidence that the fees were reasonable or necessary, and (b) the attorney’s fees were incurred in a different case in a different court; and (5) denying Lavely’s plea in abatement and plea to the jurisdiction. We vacate the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bonham State Bank v. BeadleTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Camarena v. Texas Employment CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  3. BHP Petroleum Co., Inc. v. MillardTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Shepherd v. LedfordTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Texas Liquor Control Board v. Canyon Creek Land Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. Di Portanova v. Monroe, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  3. National Cafe Services, Ltd. v. Podaras, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004
  4. Morales v. Michelin North America, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2011
  5. Alan Bradshaw D/B/A Bradshaw Chiropractic and Justin W. Low v. Robert E. White A/K/A Childs Bishop & White, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004

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