Legal Opinion
Balas v. First Bank in Groveton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 28, 1981No. 17954PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Justice.
The plaintiffs appeal from an order sustaining the plea of privilege of the defendant, First Bank in Groveton, and ordering the cause transferred as to that defendant to Trinity County, the county of its residence and principal place of business. The trial court’s order will be affirmed.
The essential facts leading up to this lawsuit are not in dispute.
On September 28, 1977, the plaintiffs entered into a builder’s and mechanic’s lien contract with the defendant Harold Bis-camp for the construction of a residence on property which plaintiffs owned in Walker County. Under this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dairyland County Mutual Insurance Co. of Texas v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Galbraith-Foxworth Lumber Co. v. LongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Zarsky Lumber Co. v. GuiberteauCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Lancaster v. Whaley Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929