BBVA USA F/K/A Compass Bank v. Richard Francis

Reversed and Rendered in Part, Reversed and Remanded in Part, and Opinion filed January 6, 2022. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-20-00427-CV BBVA USA F/K/A COMPASS BANK, Appellant V. RICHARD FRANCIS, Appellee On Appeal from the 295th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2017-79795 OPINION In this case, we address whether the release of an obligor’s liability under two promissory notes following partial payment also releases the guarantor’s obligations as to the remaining debt. Appellant BBVA USA f/k/a Compass Bank challenges the trial court’s summary judgment in…