Lance Howerton v. American Precision Ammunition, LLC, A/A/K Precision Ammunition and Matthew Campbell

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth No. 02-22-00234-CV

LANCE HOWERTON, Appellant § On Appeal from the 415th District Court V. § of Parker County (CV-21-0594) § April 13, 2023 AMERICAN PRECISION AMMUNITION, LLC, A/K/A PRECISION AMMUNITION § Memorandum Opinion by Justice AND MATTHEW CAMPBELL, Appellees Birdwell

JUDGMENT This court has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that there

was error in the trial court’s order. It is ordered that the order of the trial court is

reversed. We render judgment dismissing the fraud and DTPA claims against Lance

Howerton and dismissing the defamation claims based on his actions as a city

employee and remand the case to the trial court.

It is further ordered that Appellees American Precision Ammunition, LLC,

a/k/a Precision Ammunition and Matthew Campbell shall pay all costs of this appeal,

for which let execution issue.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By /s/ Wade Birdwell Justice Wade Birdwell