Issue:
Is the evidence supporting various jury findings sufficient enough?
Bennett challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting various jury findings in favor of Cochran.
Parties to the Case:
In this case, Robert S. Bennett is the plaintiff and Les Cochran is the defendant.
Procedural Posture of the Case:
Robert Bennett and Les Cochran are both lawyers and they are former partners of Bennett Cochran, L.L.P., a Texas limited liability partnership. However, they have no written partnership agreement. Cochran brought suit against Bennett seeking to recover damages for representations Bennett allegedly made regarding the formation of a law partnership. Bennett filed a counterclaim against Cochran alleging, among other things, breach of partnership agreement and partnership duties and fraud. A jury found Bennett liable for negligent …show more content…
The trial court granted Cochran's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
Relevant Facts:
Bennett presents three issues that require a review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury's verdict. His issues include, there are many evidences that support the jury’s finding that Cochran failed to comply with an oral partnership agreement; there are many evidences that support the jury's finding awarding him attorney's fees; and the evidence was not sufficient to support the jury's finding that he made negligent misrepresentations.
Bennett requests a partial reporter's record. Based on Texas Rules of Appellate 34.6(c), Cochran argues that by requesting a partial reporter's record, Bennett effectively waived all of his appellate issues.
No evidence is needed in an appellate review of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Thus, the court need to determine that there are no evidence in the entire
Is the evidence supporting various jury findings sufficient enough?
Bennett challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting various jury findings in favor of Cochran.
Parties to the Case:
In this case, Robert S. Bennett is the plaintiff and Les Cochran is the defendant.
Procedural Posture of the Case:
Robert Bennett and Les Cochran are both lawyers and they are former partners of Bennett Cochran, L.L.P., a Texas limited liability partnership. However, they have no written partnership agreement. Cochran brought suit against Bennett seeking to recover damages for representations Bennett allegedly made regarding the formation of a law partnership. Bennett filed a counterclaim against Cochran alleging, among other things, breach of partnership agreement and partnership duties and fraud. A jury found Bennett liable for negligent …show more content…
The trial court granted Cochran's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
Relevant Facts:
Bennett presents three issues that require a review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury's verdict. His issues include, there are many evidences that support the jury’s finding that Cochran failed to comply with an oral partnership agreement; there are many evidences that support the jury's finding awarding him attorney's fees; and the evidence was not sufficient to support the jury's finding that he made negligent misrepresentations.
Bennett requests a partial reporter's record. Based on Texas Rules of Appellate 34.6(c), Cochran argues that by requesting a partial reporter's record, Bennett effectively waived all of his appellate issues.
No evidence is needed in an appellate review of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Thus, the court need to determine that there are no evidence in the entire