Legal Opinion
Barnes v. SWS Financial Services, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided January 23, 2003No. 05-02-00305-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice FARRIS (Retired).
In four points of error, appellants contend the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of SWS Financial Sendees, Inc.(SWS) because (1) the statute of limitations does not bar appellants’ claims under the Texas Securities Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat. Ann. arts. 581-1 to 581-43 (Vernon Supp.2003) (the TSA); (2) appellants have a claim under the TSA because they were purchasing securities; (3) a no-evidence motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether SWS is a control person under the TSA is an improper procedural vehicle because it…
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