Legal Opinion
Drexel Corporation v. Edgewood Development, Ltd
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided November 7, 2013No. 14-13-00353-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.
In this permissive interlocutory appeal, defendant Drexel Corporation argues that the trial court erred in denying its motion to dismiss the declaratory-judgment action against it for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Because plaintiffs requests for declarations of contractual non-liability present a live controversy that is ripe for review, we affirm the trial court’s order.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
According to the pleadings in this case, Drexel Corporation brokered Edgewood Development, Ltd.’s purchase of an office building in 1995. The two…
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