Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2005

Vernon R. Young, Jr. v. Lewis Qualls

Vernon R. Young, Jr. v. Lewis Qualls
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided October 7, 2005

Vernon R. Young, Jr. v. Lewis Qualls

Opinion

NO. 07-03-0346-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL A

OCTOBER 7, 2005

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VERNON R. YOUNG, JR., APPELLANT

V.

LEWIS QUALLS, APPELLEE

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FROM THE 217 TH DISTRICT COURT OF ANGELINA COUNTY;

NO. 31,681-98-12; HONORABLE DAVID WILSON, JUDGE

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Before REAVIS and CAMPBELL, JJ. (footnote: 1)

ORDER ON REMITTITUR

Lewis Qualls has filed a remittitur of $87,784.50, conforming to the suggestion in our opinion of September 16, 2005.  Accordingly, that portion of the trial court judgment providing that Lewis Qualls recover from Vernon R. Young, Jr. the principal amount of $142,550.00 is reformed to provide that Lewis Qualls recover from Vernon R. Young, Jr. the principal amount of Fifty-Four Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty-One and 50/100 dollars ($54,751.50), and that portion of the trial court judgment providing prejudgment interest is reformed to provide for prejudgment interest on the principal amount through April 14, 2003 of Twenty-Three Thousand, Five Hundred Five and 64/100 dollars ($23,505.64).  Except as reformed herein, the trial court judgment is affirmed.

James T. Campbell

       Justice

FOOTNOTES

1:

Former Chief Justice Phil Johnson was on the panel that heard oral argument.  He did not participate in the decision.  Tex. R. App. P. 41.1(b).

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