Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2013

National Property Holdings, L.P., Michael Plank, and Russell Plank v. Gordon Westergren

National Property Holdings, L.P., Michael Plank, and Russell Plank v. Gordon Westergren
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided June 28, 2013

National Property Holdings, L.P., Michael Plank, and Russell Plank v. Gordon Westergren

Opinion

June 28, 2013

JUDGMENT The Fourteenth Court of Appeals GORDON WESTERGREN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee NO. 14-11-00058-CV V. NO. 14-11-00229-CV NATIONAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, L.P., MICHAEL PLANK, AND RUSSELL PLANK, Appellees/Cross-Appellants ________________________________ These causes, an appeal and cross-appeal from the judgment partially in favor of appellees/cross-appellants, National Property Holdings, L.P., Michael Plank, and Russell Plank, and partially in favor of appellant/cross-appellee, Gordon Westergren, signed, December 28, 2010, was heard on the transcript of the record.

We have inspected the record and find error in the judgment. We therefore order the judgment of the court below AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and REMAND the cause for limited proceedings in accordance with the court’s opinion.

Specifically, we reverse the trial court’s judgment with regard to, and reinstate in their entirety, the jury’s findings on questions 1, 2, 4, and 5, and partially reinstate the jury’s findings on questions 3 and 14 only with regard to Russell Plank. We also reverse the trial court’s judgment disregarding the jury’s finding on question 26 as to Westergren’s attorney’s fees, and we remand for a new trial on Westergren’s attorney’s fees. We also reverse the trial court’s judgment with regard to its allocation of court costs and remand for reallocation.

However, we otherwise affirm the trial court’s judgment with regard to Westergren’s partnership and fraud claims. We also affirm that portion of the trial court’s judgment that the Plank Parties take nothing on their counterclaims.

We further order that all costs incurred by reason of this appeal and cross- appeal be paid by appellees/cross-appellants, National Property Holdings, L.P., Michael Plank, and Russell Plank.

We further order this decision certified below for observance.

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