Legal Opinion
Higginbotham v. Collateral Protection, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 1, 1993No. 01-92-00805-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the court erred in denying a motion for continuance. We hold it did and reverse.
Fact summary
This is a contract suit by Collateral Protection, Inc. (plaintiff), filed as a declaratory judgment action against H.W. and Merle Higginbotham (defendants), who filed a counterclaim to recover on the same contract. This suit was filed in 1990 in the district court of Walker County, located in Huntsville. The defendants answered and were represented by an attorney from Fort Worth. In June 1991, the defendants sent a setting request to the court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Browning v. HollowayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Huddle v. HuddleTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Aronoff v. Texas Turnpike AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Dawson v. JarvisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Walton v. Canon, Short & Gaston, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
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