Anthony L. Martin, A/K/A Anthoney Levane Martin v. State
Anthony L. Martin challenges the admissibility and sufficiency of evidence supporting a trial court's judgment finding him jointly and severally liable for expenses and administrative fees incurred by the State of Texas in cleaning up an abandoned salt water disposal facility. Martin was held liable as an officer of the defunct Texas corporation, Pathfinder Capital, L.C., which was responsible for the cleanup. Martin argues that he was not an officer at the time the State incurred expenses and that documentary evidence of cleanup costs should have been excluded because it consisted of summaries offered without complying with the requirements of Texas Rule of Evidence 1006. The State responds with controverting evidence of his officer status, citing exhibits signed by Martin, and argues the damage evidence was admissible as public records under Texas Rule of Evidence 803(8). The court overrules Martin's points of error, finding both legal and factual sufficiency of evidence to support the implicit finding that Martin was a Pathfinder officer and that the district judge did not abuse her discretion in admitting the cleanup cost documents as public records. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.