William H. Poff and Julia A. Poff v. Juan Carlos Guzman and Cypress Four Property Ventures, LLC

OPINION

Ken Wise, Justice

Appellants Julia and William Poff were residential tenants of the appellees. The Poffs sued the appellees for breach of contract, various torts, and statutory violations after the appellees, initiated a forcible detainer action against the Poffs in a justice court. 1

Although the Poffs initially obtained a default judgment, the trial court granted a new trial and vacated the default judgment. Then, the trial court dismissed the Poffs’ suit because the Poffs, proceeding in forma pmperis, filed a fraudulent affidavit of indigence and because the suit was barred by res…