Gipson v. Southwest Oil Co. of San Antonio

SUMMERS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit upon a sworn account. Southwest Oil Company of San Antonio, Inc. (Southwest Oil or appellee), sued Clarence S. Gipson, individually and d/b/a “Gip-sons Arco, Gibsons S/S and Gipsons” (Gip-son or appellant), seeking to recover the amount of the account plus attorney’s fees. The petition filed herein by appellee contains an affidavit that meets the requirements of Rule 185. 1 Gipson’s answer, in response, states as follows:

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Subject to the following affirmative defenses, Defendant denies every allegation in Plaintiff’s original petition. Such allegations are…