Holland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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• holding that prevailing party to contract dispute may recover attorney’s fees either pursuant to contract or pursuant to statute
• holding that postverdict motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict preserved error because objecting party challenged recoverability of attorney’s fees under legal theory submitted to jury
• holding that party did not waive its contention that attorney’s fees were not available under particular statute by failing to object to submission of jury question
• holding that the defendant did not invite the trial court's error in awarding attorney's fees that were not recoverable as a matter of law by requesting a limiting instruction and failing to object to submission of the question
• holding that availability of attorney’s fees under particular statute is question of law
• holding that the defendant did not invite the trial court’s error in awarding attorney’s fees that were not recoverable as a matter of law by requesting a limiting instruction and failing to object to submission of the question

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