EVANSTON INS. CO. v. DILLARD DEPT. STORES, INC.

No. 09-20261.

602 F.3d 610 (2010)

EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damon J. Chargois, Cletus P. Ernster, III, Third Party Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Che Dawn Williamson (argued), Chargois & Herron, L.L.P., The Woodlands, TX, for Chargois.

William T. Powell (argued), Law Office of William T. Powell, Houston, TX, for Ernster.

Mark C. Walter (argued), Arnold G. Polanco, Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin, P.C., Brock Cordt Akers, Phillips & Akers, P.C., Houston, TX, for Dillard Dept. Stores, Inc.

Before REAVLEY, CLEMENT and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Damon Chargois and Cletus Ernster appeal the district court's judgment holding them personally liable to Dillard Department Stores, Inc. for a judgment originally entered against their law firm partnership. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Damon Chargois and Cletus Ernster formed a law partnership in 2002. They registered it as a limited...

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