Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Schultz v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 18, 1985No. 05-84-00726-CVPublished

1ConcurrenceHowell, Justice

I concur in result only. I cannot subscribe to the majority opinion because it assumes rather than decides the key question: Who had the burden of proving a commercially reasonable sale? Obviously, if the lender had no burden, the fact that the summary judgment affidavit omitted all information as to the time, place and manner of sale is immaterial.

In addition to the affidavit discussed by the majority opinion, the record contains GMAC’s answers to Schultz’s interrogato*799ries. They reflect that GMAC later sold the tractors to itself at a “public sale” where the only bid received was made by…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Brownlee v. BrownleeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Mercer v. Daoran Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Mobil Oil Corp. v. Matagorda County Drainage District No. 3Texas Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Christian v. First National Bank of WeatherfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975

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