Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Shelley
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided November 9, 2000No. 07-99-0470-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIAN QUINN, Justice.
Margery Meyer, Marilyn Wheeless, and Michael DeMan (collectively referred to as the Meyers) appeal from an order 1) concluding that the Meyers failed to allege a viable cause of action and 2) dismissing the cause. Although they proffer two points of error, each is effectively a restatement of the other. That is, through both, the Meyers assert that the court erred in dismissing their suit because they did state viable causes of action. We reverse in part and affirm in part.
Background
The appeal arises from a dispute regarding whether Charles Waco Shelley (Waco) was…
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