IDENTITY OF PARTIES & COUNSEL

The following is a complete list of the names of all parties to the trial court’s final judgment, and the names and addresses of all trial and appellate counsel.

Parties Trial Counsel Appellate Counsel

Evan Brown Not Represented Martin L. Peterson

(Pro se) P. O. Box 368

Meridian, Texas 76665

DSC Communications (1) Lynn Tillotson Same as Trial Counsel

Corporation n/k/a Alcatel & Pinker, L.L.P.

USA, Inc. (2) Eric W. Pinker, P.C.

(3) Scott M. Garelick

750 N. St. Paul Street,

Ste. 1400

Dallas, Texas 75201

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL.................................................................................. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................ ii

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES.................................................................................................. iii-viii

STATEMENT OF THE CASE................................................................................................... 1-2

STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION............................................................................................... 3

ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW......................................................................................... 3

STATEMENT OF FACTS.......................................................................................................... 3-5

SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT......................................................................................... 5-6

ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITIES....................................................................................... 6-20

Regarding First Issue

Summary judgment was improper because the plaintiff failed to show that

there were no disputed material facts or that as a matter of law it was entitled

to judgment in its favor........................................................................................................... 6-17

Regarding Second Issue

No attorney’s fee should have been awarded, or the award should be reduced to

a reasonable amount.............................................................................................................. 17-19

Regarding Third Issue

The record fails to reflect that the proper court exercised jurisdiction........................... 19-20

PRAYER....................................................................................................................................... 20

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE..................................................................................................... 21

APPENDIX

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

Cases

Alexander v. Russell, 682 S.W.2d 370 (Tex.App.– El Paso 1984), rev’d,

699 S.W.2d 209 (Tex. 1985)..................................................................................................... 20

Alexander v. Russell, 699 S.W.2d 209 (Tex. 1985) ............................................................. 19

American 10-Minute Oil Change, Inc. v. Metropolitan Nat. Bank-Farmers Branch,

783 S.W.2d 598 (Tex.App.– Dallas 1989, no writ).................................................................. 18

Amgen, Inc. v. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 927 F.2d 1200 (Fed.Cir. 1991) ....... 16

Anderson Chemical Co. v. Green, 66 S.W.3d 434 (Tex.App.– Amarillo

2001, no pet.) ............................................................................................................................... 9

Andreaggi v. Relis, 171 N.J. Super. 203, 408 A.2d 455 (1979).............................................. 8

Armbruster v. Memorial Southwest Hosp., 857 S.W.2d 938 (Tex.App.– Houston

[1^st Dist.] 1993, no writ)............................................................................................................... 7

Atlas Brick Co. v. North, 288 S.W. 146 (Tex.Comm.App. 1926, judg.adopted) ........... 14, 15

A. W. Wright & Assoc., P.C. v. Glover, Anderson Chandler & Uzick, L.L.P.,

993 S.W.2d 466 (Tex.App.– Houston [14^th Dist.] 1999, rev. denied).................................... 12

Bethel v. Butler Drilling Co., 635 S.W.2d 834 (Tex.App.– Houston [1^st Dist.]

1982, writ ref’d n.r.e.)................................................................................................................. 18

Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 40 F.3d 1223 (Fed.Cir. 1994) ..... 16

Castellow v. Swiftex Mfg. Co., 33 S.W.3d 890 (Tex.App.– Austin 2000, no pet.)............... 13

Cubic Corp. v. Marty, 185 Cal.App.3d 438, 229 Cal.Rptr. 828 (1986)................................ 12

Cuyler v. Minns, 60 S.W.3d 209 (Tex.App.– Houston [14^th Dist.] 2001,

rev. denied)................................................................................................................................... 18

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES (cont.)

Cases

Dew v. American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Co., 13 S.W.2d 474

(Tex.Civ.App. 1929), rev’d on another ground, 25 S.W.2d 603 (Tex.

Comm.App. 1930, holdings approved)...................................................................................... 13

Feldman v. Kohler, 918 S.W.2d 615 (Tex.App.– El Paso 1996, rev. denied)...................... 12

Frazin v. Hanley, 130 S.W.3d 373 (Tex.App.– Dallas 2004, no pet.)................................... 12

Gaspard v. Gaspard, 582 S.W.2d 629 (Tex.Civ.App.– Beaumont 1979,

no writ)......................................................................................................................................... 19

Gibson v. John D. Campbell & Co., 624 S.W.2d 728 (Tex.App.– Fort Worth

1981, no writ)................................................................................................................................ 7

Goldwasser v. Smith Corona Corp., 817 F.Supp. 263 (D. Conn. 1993).............................. 12

G T I Corp. v. Calhoon, 309 F.Supp. 762 (S.D. Ohio 1969).................................................. 14

Green Intern., Inc. v. Solis, 951 S.W.2d 384 (Tex. 1997)...................................................... 17

Guth v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co., 72 F.2d 385 (7^th Cir. 1934)

cert. denied, 294 U.S. 711 (1935)................................................................................................. 14

Hallmark v. Port/Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Co., 907 S.W.2d 586 (Tex.App.–

Corpus Christi 1995, no pet.)..................................................................................................... 12

Hallmark Personnel of Texas, Inc. v. Franks, 562 S.W.2d 933 (Tex.Civ.App.–

Houston [1^st Dist.] 1978, no writ)................................................................................................. 15

Hazelwood v. Mandrell Industries Co., 596 S.W.2d 204 (Tex.Civ.App.–

Houston [1^st Dist.] 1980, writ ref’d n.r.e.)..................................................................................... 13

Herring v. Bocquet, 933 S.W.2d 611 (Tex.App.– San Antonio 1996), rev’d

on another ground, 972 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. 1998) ........................................................................ 18

Hollister v. Mfg.Co., 113 U.S. 59, 5 S.Ct. 717, 28 L.Ed. 901 (1885) ................................ 13

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES (cont.)

Cases

Hussong v. Schwan’s Sales Enterprises., 896 S.W.2d 320 (Tex.App.–

Houtson [1^st Dist.] 1995, no writ).................................................................................................. 16

INAC Corp. v. Underwriter’s at Lloyds, 56 S.W.3d 242 (Tex.App.– Houston

[14^th Dist.] 2001, no pet.) ......................................................................................................... 17

Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. Ciavatta, 216 N.J. Super. 667, 524 A.2d 866 (1987)...................... 14

In re Halliburton Co., 80 S.W.3d 566 (Tex. 2002)................................................................ 10

International Aircraft Sales, Inc. v. Betancourt, 582 S.W.2d 632 (Tex.Civ.App.–

Corpus Chrisit 1979, writ ref’d n.r.e.)........................................................................................... 9

Jackson v. Houston Ind. Sch. Dist., 994 S.W.2d 396 (Tex.App.– Houston

[14^th Dist.] 1999, no writ); ...................................................................................................... 17

Jamesbury Corp. v. Worchester Valve Co., 443 F.2d 205 (1^st Cir. 1971)............................. 8

JHC Ventures, L.P. v. Fast Trucking, Inc., 94 S.W.3d 762 (Tex.App.–

San Antonio 2002, no pet.)........................................................................................................... 6

Johnson v. Breckenridge-Stephens Title Co., 257 S.W. 223 (Tex.Comm.App.

1924, judg. adopted)................................................................................................................... 10

Koehring v. E. D. Etnyre & Co., 254 F.Supp. 334 (N.D. Ill. 1966)..................................... 7, 8

Light v. Centel Cellular Co., 883 S.W.2d 642 (Tex. 1994) .................................................. 11

Lone Star Gas Co. v. EFP Corp., 92 S.W.3d 417 (Tex. 2001)................................................ 9

Long Trusts v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 893 S.W.2d 686 (Tex.App.– Texarkana

1995, no writ).............................................................................................................................. 18

Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard, Inc., 79 F.3d 1572 (Fed.Cir. 1996).................................................. 16

Mariner Financial Group, Inc. v. Bossley, 79 S.W.3d 30 (Tex. 2002).................................. 9

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES (cont.)

Cases

Merchants’ Nat’l Bank v. Voudouris, 248 S.W. 810 (Tex.Civ.App.–

Austin 1923, no writ).................................................................................................................. 10

Mississippi Glass Co. v. Franzen, 143 Fed. 501 (3^rd Cir.1906)................................................ 7

NCNB Texas Nat’l Bank v. Carpenter, 849 S.W.2d 875 (Tex.App.– Fort Worth

1993, no writ)............................................................................................................................. 17

North Central Oil Corp. v Louisiana Land & Explor. Co., 22 S.W.3d 572

(Tex.App.– Houston [1^st Dist.] 2000, rev. denied)................................................................... 16

Pony Express Courier Corp. v. Morris, 921 S.W.2d 817 (Tex.App.– San Antonio

1996, no writ)............................................................................................................................. 15

Progressive County Mutual Ins. Co. v. Bailey, 133 S.W.3d 272 (Tex. 2004)...................... 6

Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. v. Steel, 997 S.W.2d 217 (Tex. 1999).................................................. 18

Rios v. Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc., 930 S.W.2d 809 (Tex.App.–

Corpus Christi 1996, rev. denied)................................................................................................ 9

Roberts v. Ernst, 668 S.W.2d 843 (Tex.App.– Houston [1^st Dist.] 1984,

orig. proc.)................................................................................................................................... 19

RP&R, Inc. v. Territo, 32 S.W.3d 396 (Tex.App.– Houston [14^th Dist.] 2000, no pet.)......... 6

Sacks v. Dallas Gold & Silver Exch., Inc., 720 S.W.2d 177 (Tex.App.– Dallas

1986, no writ).............................................................................................................................. 13

Sylvester v. Watkins, 538 S.W.2d 827 (Tex.Civ.App.– 1976, writ ref’d n.r.e.).................... 17

Tenet Healthcare, Ltd. v. Cooper, 960 S.W.2d 386 (Tex.App.– Houston

[14^th Dist.] 1998, writ dism’d w.o.j.)......................................................................................... 12

T. O. Stanley Boot Co. v. Bank of El Paso, 847 S.W.2d 218 (Tex. 1992)............................ 16

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES (cont.)

Cases

Tucker v. Graham, 878 S.W.2d 681 (Tex.App.– Eastland 1994, no writ)............................. 17

United States v. Dubilier Condenser Corp., 289 U.S. 178, 53 S.Ct. 554,

77 L.Ed. 1114 (1933)................................................................................................................. 14

Walden v. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., 97 S.W.3d 303 (Tex.App.– Houston

[14^th Dist.] 2003, no pet.)........................................................................................................... 10

Weitzman v. Steinberg, 638 S.W.2d 171 (Tex.App.– Dallas 1982, no writ)........................ 16

Wiley v. Bertelsen, 770 S.W.2d 878 (Tex.App.– Texarkana 1989, no writ).......................... 16

Wilson & Wilson Tax Services, Inc. v. Mohammed, 131 S.W.3d 231 (Tex.App.–

Houston [14^th Dist.] 2004)......................................................................................................... 12

Wuagneux Builders, Inc. v. Candlewood Builders, Inc., 651 S.W.2d 919

(Tex.App.– Fort Worth 1983, no writ).................................................................................... 18

Constitutions, Statutes and Rules

Texas Constitution

art. V., §11.................................................................................................................................... 19

Civil Practice & Remedies Code

Section 37.009............................................................................................................................ 17

Section 38.001(8)....................................................................................................................... 17

Government Code

class=Section3>

Section 22.001 (a)(2), (3), (6)..................................................................................................... 3

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES (cont.)

Rules

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure

Rule 47.2(a)................................................................................................................................... 2

Rule 53.7(a)................................................................................................................................... 2

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

Rule 166a.................................................................................................................... 1, 2, 5, 9, 19

Rule 166a (a)................................................................................................................................. 4

Rule 166a (c)................................................................................................................................. 4

Rule 215.2...................................................................................................................................... 6

Secondary Sources

Restatement (Second) of Contracts (A.L.I. 1981)

§45................................................................................................................................................ 12

§73, comment a........................................................................................................................... 12

Words and Phrases (West 1958).................................................................................................. 16