Maeberry v. Gayle

955 S.W.2d 875 (1997)

Joe Sidney MAEBERRY, Appellant,

v.

James Lee GAYLE, Appellee.

No. 13-96-052-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

September 11, 1997.

Gilberto Hinojosa, Magallanes, Sokat & Hinojosa, Brownsville, for Appellant.

Thomas Sullivan, Carinhas, Chosy & Sullivan, L.L.P., Brownsville, for Appellee.

Before the court en banc.[1]

OPINION

CHAVEZ, Justice.

Appellee James Lee Gayle won a judgment in a bench trial against appellant Joe Sidney Maeberry based on fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Gayle was awarded actual damages of $33,800, exemplary damages of $45,000, and attorneys fees…