Eusebio Palacios v. Jayaben Patel ( 2018 )

COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 02-18-00119-CV
Eusebio Palacios § From the 48th District Court
§ of Tarrant County (048-262207-12)
v.
§ July 12, 2018
Jayaben Patel § Opinion by Chief Justice Quinn
JUDGMENT ON REMITTITUR
We withdraw our June 7, 2018 judgment and substitute the following.
Jayaben Patel having accepted the suggestion to remit $108,366.14, we
reform the judgment to reverse the award of attorney’s fees and exemplary
damages; deny recovery of damages upon the causes of action for trespass to
real property, fraud, negligence, trespass to try title, and suit to quiet title; allow
recovery of damages upon the conversion cause of action and award Patel
damages for conversion in the amount of $26,633.86; award Patel $2,774.36
prejudgment interest; declare Patel to be the true and sole owner of the realty;
and as so reformed, affirm the trial court’s judgment.
It is further ordered that the parties shall split the costs of this appeal, for
which let execution issue.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS
By /s/ Brian Quinn
Chief Justice Brian Quinn