VILLAGOMEZ INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. v. MAGEE

No. 01-08-00851-CV.

294 S.W.3d 687 (2009)

VILLAGOMEZ INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., Appellant, v. Janie MAGEE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andres Perez-Chaumont, Law office of Andres Chaumont, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Jim L. Culpepper, Larry Andrew Dunham, Jim L. Culpepper & Associates, Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices JENNINGS, KEYES, and HIGLEY.


OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

The preliminary question presented by this appeal is whether appellant, Villagomez Investments, L.L.C. ("Villagomez Investments"), is entitled to a new trial because the entire reporter's record was destroyed during Hurricane Ike. Because we answer that question in the affirmative, we reverse and remand the case to the trial court.

Background

Villagomez Investments sued appellee, Janie Magee, for anticipatory...

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