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TEX-PACK EXPRESS, L.P. v. MARTIN

No. 12-01-00202-CV.

80 S.W.3d 666 (2002)

TEX-PACK EXPRESS, L.P., Appellant, v. Diane MARTIN, Individually and as Guardian of the Person and Estate of Justin Martin, an Incapacitated Person, and Michele Dipaola as Next Friend of Ashton Blake Martin, A Minor, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

June 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Starr, Tyler, for appellant.

John S. Ament, Jacksonville, Roger W. Anderson, Tyler, Paul F. Waldner, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consisted of WORTHEN, J., and GRIFFITH, J.

JIM WORTHEN, Justice.

Tex-Pack Express, L.P. ("Tex-Pack") appeals the trial court's award of $100,000.00 in ad litem fees in conjunction with its final judgment. Tex-Pack, in a single issue, contends that the trial court abused its discretion by awarding the fees to the guardian ad litem, John Ament ("Ament"), in the absence of evidence to support such an award.

We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Twenty-four-year-old Justin Martin ...

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