Magnolia Christian Church and Langston B. Williams, Jr. v. Rex Bowers

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-19-00433-CV Magnolia Christian Church and Langston B. Williams, Jr., Appellants v. Rex Bowers, Appellee FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. C-1-CV-16-008185, THE HONORABLE ERIC SHEPPERD, JUDGE PRESIDING DISSENTING OPINION The Court holds that the “amount in controversy” for a breach of contract claim seeking the remedy of specific performance on real estate contracts is the contractual price of the properties being sold and, therefore, that the county court at law lacked jurisdiction because the contractual sales…