Reintsma v. Greater Austin Apartment Maintenance

O’QUINN, Justice.

This lawsuit, resulting in appeals by both parties which are now consolidated for disposition, involves an action brought to recover a security deposit of $80 on an apartment rental, together with statutory penalties and attorney’s fees.

The tenant appeals from a judgment entered May 5,1976, solely on the ground that the attorney’s fees awarded were inadequate, and the landlord appeals from a judgment dated June 17, 1976, attacking the judgment on two grounds.

By inference only are we able to assume now, after oral argument and filing of post-submission briefs by both parties,…