Legal Opinion
Brown Lex Real Estate Development Corp. v. American National Bank-South
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 28, 1987No. 13-87-047-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Justice.
Appellant contests the trial court’s striking of its counterclaim in an action on two promissory notes. The trial court’s Docket Control Order set a November 21, 1986, “deadline for amendment of pleadings.” Appellant, who had filed an answer, filed a counterclaim on December 2, 1986, three days before trial. Appellee moved to strike on December 3, 1986, and appellant filed a motion for continuance. At a hearing on December 4, 1986, the court denied the continuance and leave to file the counterclaim. At trial on December 5,1986, appellant again presented the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hardin v. HardinTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Wendell v. Central Power and Light Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
- Plata v. GuzmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Claude Regis Vargo Enterprises, Inc. v. BacarisseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Forest Lane Porsche Audi Associates v. G & K Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1986
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