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LEJ Development Corporation and L.E. Jowell, Jr. v. Southwest Bank

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided July 25, 2013No. 02-12-00088-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. Introduction

By this restricted appeal, Appellants LEJ Development Corporation (LEJ) and L.E. Jowell, Jr. (Jowell Jr.) seek reversal of the trial court’s September 22, 2011 default judgment against them and in favor of Appellee Southwest Bank. Appellants argue in one issue that the trial court erred by rendering default judgment because service of citation was allegedly defective. We affirm.

II. Background

Southwest Bank filed suit against Appellants on August 10, 2011, alleging that LEJ had defaulted on a promissory note and that Jowell Jr. was liable on the note…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Primate Construction, Inc. v. SilverTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Drewery Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Dawson v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Higginbotham v. General Life & Accident Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Bavarian Autohaus, Inc. v. HollandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  3. Alamo Home Finance, Inc. and Gonzalez Financial Holdings, Inc. v. Mario Duran and Maria Duran, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
  4. Allen Fisher and 2017 Yale Developement, LLC v. Holtzapple Neal Properties Group LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2025
  5. Bank of New York Mellon F/K/A Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-10 v. NSL Property Holdings, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018

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