Second Court of Appeals

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of November 12, 2018.

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Mahaffey v. Washburne, No. 02-18-00012-CV (Nov. 15, 2018) (Sudderth, C.J., joined by Meier and Kerr, JJ.).

Held:  When Appellees nonsuited their action against Appellant, they took nothing by way of judgment against him; accordingly, the amount of litigation costs that could be awarded to Appellant under civil practice and remedies code chapter 42 and rule of civil procedure 167, under the facts of this case, could not exceed the total amount of zero—the amount that Appellees “recovered.”