Texas Supreme Court· 5/16/1997
Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp.
Citations
- 945 S.W.2d 812
- 40 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 591
- 1997 Tex. LEXIS 47
- 1997 WL 253969
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- holding that a plaintiff must ask the jury to award attorney's fees in a specific dollar amount in a DTPA case
- holding that plaintiffs under the DTPA must ask for the award of fees in a specific dollar amount, not as a percentage of the judgment
- holding that remand is appropriate if charge improperly instructed jury and legally sufficient evidence exists to support claim
- holding that plaintiffs under the DTPA must ask for the award of fees in a specific dollar amount, not as a percentage of the judgment
- holding that plaintiffs under the DTPA must ask for the award of fees in a specific dollar amount, not as a percentage of the judgment
- concluding that party cannot simply ask for percentage of recovery as fee without evidence of factors demonstrating that fees were reasonable and necessary
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