Legal Opinion

Lawyers Civil Process, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Vines

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided April 2, 1985No. 05-84-00491-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARVER, Justice.

Appellants, Lawyers Civil Process, Inc., and Grandstaff Civil Process Co., private process servers, appeal a judgment of the trial court permanently enjoining them from (1) executing certain types of civil process; (2) serving citations which have not first been tendered to the sheriff, constable, or clerk of the court for attempted service; (3) serving citations without an affidavit specifically stating why the sheriff, constable, or clerk of court was unable to serve said citations and an order of the court allowing substituted service; (4) allowing anyone to serve process…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cooper v. Texas Gulf Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Williamson v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Henry S. Miller Company v. EvansTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Harrison v. Dallas Court Reporting College, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Lewis v. Drake, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1982

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hedley Feedlot, Inc. v. Weatherly Trust, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1993
  2. Ronald Rhode v. Rathell Denson and San Jacinto County, San Jacinto CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. Multi-Moto Corp. v. ITT Commercial Finance Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  4. Jamison v. National Loan Investors, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  5. Merritt v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989

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