Flint & Associates v. Intercontinental Pipe & Steel, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
Appellants complain only of the district court’s award of attorney fees and costs. The principal issues are:
—Whether legal fees incurred in prosecution of the claim properly included those incurred in the defense of a related counterclaim;
—Whether the district court properly reduced the award of legal fees to exclude those incurred in the prosecution and defense of unrelated claims;
—Whether the attorney fees award is excessive; and
—Whether the district court properly allowed recovery of expenses.
We find no error in the district court’s award of attorney fees but reverse the…
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