Rice v. Pinney

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice LAGARDE.

This forcible detainer case presents two jurisdictional issues. In their sole point of error, appellants Stephen G. Rice (“Rice”) and Sue L. Rice (collectively, the “Rices”) assert that the county court at law lacked jurisdiction to issue a writ of possession because a wrongful foreclosure action between the same parties was pending in district court. Appellee Marc E. Pinney, by way of a cross-point, asserts that this Court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal because the property at issue was not used for residential purposes only. Because we overrule both…