Legal Opinion

Whiskeman v. Lama

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided February 10, 1993No. 08-92-00114-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal by writ of error from a default judgment entered in favor of plaintiff/Appellee Tony Lama, Jr. against defendant/Appellant J. Peter Whiskeman, III. In his sole point of error, Whiskeman urges that service upon him under the Texas long-arm statute was defective because the record does not affirmatively show that he was served at his home or home office. We reverse the judgment and remand to the trial court.

FACTS

Lama sued Whiskeman and two other defendants for breach of a lease agreement. The original petition stated Whiske-man was not a Texas resident,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McKanna v. EdgarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Uvalde Country Club v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Stubbs v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Whitney v. L & L REALTY CORPORATIONTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Brown v. McLennan County Children's Protective ServicesTexas Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Leedo Cabinetry v. James Sales & Distribution, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  2. Mobilevision Imaging Services, L.L.C. v. Lifecare Hospitals of North Texas, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
  3. Wachovia Bank of Delaware, National Ass'n v. GilliamTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Verlander Enterprises, Inc. v. Graham, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  5. World Distributors, Inc. v. Knox, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1998

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