979-864-1316
111 E. Locust, Suite. 500 979-388-1316
Angleton, TX 77515 281-756-1316
www.brazoria-county.com
FILED IN
RHONDA BARCHAK 14th COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
DISTRICT CLERK
BRAZORIA COUNTY 7/17/2015 8:22:51 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT ON APPEAL
7/16/2015
TO: FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
RE: Cause No. 75576-CV, in the 149th District Court
Style; TYLER LEE, ET AL VS. DIXON EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC., ET AL
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CASE INFORMATION:
DATE OF APPEALABLE ORDER/JUDGMENT: 6/17/15, 7/1/15
NOTICE OF APPEAL: 7/16/15
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL: NO
ORDER OVERRULING MOT N/T N/A
REQUEST FOR FINDING OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FILED: NO
REQUEST FOR CLERK’S RECORD: NO
REQUEST FOR REPORTERS RECORD FILED: NO
METHOD OF DELIVERY: TAMES PORTAL
JUDGE PRESIDING: TERRI HOLDER
COURT REPORTER: ROBIN RIOS
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APPELLANT: MAXIM CRANE WORKS L.P.
ATTORNEY(S) FOR APPELLANT: JEFFREY L. DIAMOND
TEL.: 713-227-6800
FAX : 713-227-6801
EMAIL ADDRESS: jeffrey@jdiamondand associates.com
TEXAS BAR NO.: 05802500
Filed for Record
7/16/2015 1:48:50 PM
Rhonda Barchak, District Clerk
Brazoria County, Texas
75576-CV
Kelley Hanson, Deputy
CAUSE NO. 75576-CV
TYLER LEE AND LEIGH ANN LEE § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND §
OF SYDNEY ROSE LEE, MINOR §
§
Plaintiff §
VS. § BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
§
BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, §
INC., MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P., DIXON §
EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC., FLOYD §
DIXON, ISAAC DOLAN, JAMES DAVIDSON §
ANDREW BENNETT, AND LINK-BELT §
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO. §
§
Defendants § 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF APPEAL
FILED BY DEFENDANT, MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P.
COMES NOW, Defendant, MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P., and pursuant to Rules 25
and 26 of Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, files this it’s Notice of Appeal, and respectfully
shows the Court as follows:
1. Defendant, MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P., gives notice of its desire to appeal from the
Final Judgment signed on June 17, 2015, and the Amended Judgment signed on July 1st 2015, in
favor of Defendant BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC. as to Defendant MAXIM
CRANE WORKS, L.P.’s Cross-Acton against BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC.
2. The trial court is the 149th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County Texas; cause
number 75576-CV. The Style of the case is Tyler Lee and Leigh Ann Lee, Individually and As
Next Friend of Sydney Rose Lee, Minor, v. Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc., Maxim
Crane Works, L.P., Dixon Equipment Services, Inc., Floyd Dixon, Isaac Dolan, James
Davidson, Andrew Bennett, and Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co.
3. Defendant, MAXIM CRANE WORKS, L.P., is appealing to either the Court of Appeals for
the First District of Texas at Houston or the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of
Texas at Houston. No related appeal or original proceeding has been previously filed in either the
First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
Respectfully submitted,
J. DIAMOND AND ASSOCIATES, PLLC
/S/ Jeffrey L. Diamond
Jeffrey L. Diamond
State Bar No. 05802500
Ann E. Knight
State Bar No. 00786026
1010 N. San Jacinto Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: (713) 227-6800
Fax: (713) 227-6801
jeffrey@ jdiamondandassociates.com
ann@jdiamondandassociates.com
Attorneys for Defendants:
Maxim Crane Works, L.P., and James Davidson
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the forgoing instrument was served upon
all known counsel of record via facsimile, hand delivery, and/or certified mail, return receipt
requested, on the 16th day of July, 2015.
Kurt B. Arnold Justin Gilbert
ARNOLD & ITKIN GILBERT & FUREY
6009 Memorial Drive 222 North Velasco Street
Houston, TX 77007 Angleton, TX 77515
Charles Lloyd Clay, Jr. Russell S. Post
CHUCK CLAY & ASSOCIATES, LLC. BECK REDDEN LLP
3280 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 2050 1221 McKinney, Suite 4500
Atlanta, GA 30305 Houston, TX 77010
Andrew T. McKinney IV Thomas C. Wright
D. Douglas Mena Jessica Z. Barger
LITCHFIELD CAVO LLP Garrett A. Gibson
One Riverway, Suite 1000 WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP.
Houston, TX 77056 One Riverway, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77056
John Dwyer Steven D. Selbe
GORDON & REES, LLP GORDON & REES, LLP
633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor 1900 West Loop South, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90071 Houston, TX 77027
Christopher Pine Christopher Pine
Clerk, First Court of Appeals Clerk, Fourteenth Court of Appeals
First Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals
301 Fannin Street, Room 208 301 Fannin Street, Room 208
Houston, Texas 77002-2066 Houston, Texas 77002-2066
/S/ Jeffrey L. Diamond
Jeffrey L. Diamond
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Maxim Crane Works, L.P. v. Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
Combined Opinion