Opinion ID: 12452
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Heading: Nursery Associates' Reasonable Attorneys' Fees

Text: 45 Finally, Nursery Associates argues that it is entitled to all of its reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees incurred in having to obtain and enforce the turnover order: $1,000 in attorneys' fees for obtaining the order plus $15,000 in attorneys' fees for the intervention. Attorneys' fees are mandatory under the turnover statute if the evidence shows that the judgment creditor was successful in obtaining turnover relief and the attorneys' fees and costs are reasonable. 22 Great Global Assurance Co. v. Keltex Properties, Inc., 904 S.W.2d 771, 775-76 (Tex.App.--Corpus Christi 1995, no writ); see also Cortland Line Co. v. Israel, 874 S.W.2d 178, 184 (Tex.App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1994, writ denied) (stating that [a] court has the discretion to fix the amount of attorney's fees, but it does not have the discretion in denying them if they are proper under § 38.001). Because Nursery Associates was successful in obtaining turnover relief and we find nothing in the record that would indicate to us that the fees are anything but reasonable, 23 we conclude the district court erred in refusing to award Nursery Associates its requested attorneys' fees as against Marre.