IN RE CORRAL-LERMA

No. 12-0485.

451 S.W.3d 385 (2014)

IN RE Teresa CORRAL-LERMA, Relator

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Martinez , James A. Martinez, P.L.L.C., Jeffrey T. Lucky , Ray Valdez McChristian & Jeans, P.C., John P. Mobbs , El Paso, for Real Party in Interest.

Eduardo N. Lerma Sr. , Law Offices of Eduardo N. Lerma, Sr., Veronica Teresa Lerma , Lerma Law , Francisco F. Macias , El Paso, for Relator.


This case presents a question recently decided by this Court — whether attorney's fees are "compensatory damages" for purposes of calculating the security amount necessary to supersede a judgment during appeal. The trial court agreed with relator Teresa Corral-Lerma that the supersedeas statute does not require inclusion of attorney...

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