De La Rosa v. Kaples

OPINION

CHAPA, Justice.

Appellants, Cruz De La Rosa, Jr. and Janie Berain, appeal a judgment for attorney’s fees granted in favor of appellee, Paula Kaples, based on a jury verdict. The dispute arose as a result of an oral contract between the parties for the purchase of a day care center by the appellants from the appellee. The appellants paid appellee the amount of $15,000 as a down payment in conjunction with the contract and took possession of the day care center. However, the appellants subsequently changed their minds about the purchase, returned the center, and demanded the return of the…