Legal Opinion

S.L. Crawford Construction, Inc. v. Lassiter

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 27, 2000No. 01-98-01391-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER, Chief Justice.

In this garnishment proceeding, the district court awarded a garnishment judgment against appellant, S.L. Crawford Construction, Inc. (“Crawford”). We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

The case arises from a construction dispute. Kelly Burt Dozer, Inc. sued appel-lee, Gerald Lassiter, and Jesse Almanza, individually.2 The court entered a judgment finding Lassiter liable to Dozer for $22,713.70, and Almanza liable to Lassiter for the same amount. In an attempt to *380collect on the judgment against Almanza, Lassiter issued a writ of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. American Surety Co. v. BernsteinTexas Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Reed v. First State Bank of PurdonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. First National Bank In Dallas v. Steves Sash & Door Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1971

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