Legal Opinion
Marino v. Hartsfield
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 21, 1993No. 09-92-136 CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALKER, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by appellants in an attempt to recover a security deposit held by appellee, Althea Hartsfield. Appellee is the owner of a home that was leased to Mike Marino and Nina Marino, appellants. Althea Hartsfield filed a counterclaim against appellants to recoup damages she sustained in excess of the amount of the security deposit. The case was tried to a jury in the 284th Judicial District Court in and for Montgomery County, Texas. On January 15, 1992, the jury returned a verdict awarding Althea Hartsfield’s attorney’s fees in the sum of $6,000.00…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Castleberry v. BranscumTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Meshwert v. MeshwertTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Archer v. Wood, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
- Best Real Estate, Inc. v. Investors International, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1985
3Cited by4 opinions
- Marino v. Hartfield, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1994
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Marino v. HartsfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- James Womack v. Marcia A. Cross, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995