Blackstock v. Tatum

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing appellants’ suit when they refused to amend after the court sustained appellees’ special exceptions to appellants’ petition purporting to allege a cause of action for abuse of legal process.

As shown by our decision in the case of Wallace Investments, Inc. v. Blackstock et al., 384 S.W.2d 910, when that case was before us on complaint that the trial court incorrectly overruled Wallace Investments, Inc.’s plea of privilege, appellants brought a suit against appellees seeking to determine their riparian rights,…