Legal Opinion
Cliff v. Bonner
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 4, 1989No. 13-88-115-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Justice.
Appellant challenges a post-answer default judgment by a point of error claiming the trial court lost jurisdiction when he removed the cause to federal court.
On June 3, 1986, appellee filed a petition in a state district court, suing appellant individually on two promissory notes appellant signed individually and as president of the Cliff Company d/b/a Cliff Oil and Gas. Appellant counterclaimed for fraud and usury. The case was set for trial on December 15, 1987. Appellee appeared and announced ready for trial, but appellant did not appear in person, announced through…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Englander Co. v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Murray v. Devco, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- McElyea v. ParkerTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- United States of America Ex Rel. G. Daniel Walker v. Jacob B. Gunn, People of the State of California v. G. Daniel WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Alex Ray Stafford v. Eddie Stafford, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Alex Stafford, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
- Kendall McWilliams, Administrator of the Estate of LaWanda McWilliams, and Next Friend of Keith McWilliams, a Minor, and Seth Andrew McWilliams, a Minor v. Robert John Masterson, Werner Enterprises, Inc., Paul Gabel, Kent Gabel and Kendall McWilliams, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
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