Legal Opinion
Guaranty Bank (South Oak Cliff Bank) v. National Surety Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 21, 1974No. 18245PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUITTARD, Justice.
In this suit for interference with business relations the trial court rendered summary judgment for defendant. We affirm on the ground that plaintiff had no legally protected interest because the transaction with which defendant is alleged to have interfered would have involved a misappropriation of trust funds.
The controversy arose out of difficulties in construction of a low-income housing project for a non-profit organization known as Calvary Arms Charitable Trust. The named beneficiary of the Trust was Mount Calvary Baptist Church, and its pastor, Reverend R. N. Bell,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Wichita Royalty Co. v. City National Bank of Wichita FallsTexas Supreme Court · 1935
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