Legal Opinion
Weakly v. East
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 25, 1995No. 13-94-053-CVPublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
Peter and Jane Weakly appeal the granting of summary judgment in favor of Robert East and Jeanette Holloway in the Weaklys’ suit alleging various torts arising out of a failed land sale. We affirm.
Background Facts
The Weaklys owned a ranch in Kleberg and Kennedy counties in 1989. At that time the Weaklys were deeply in debt, owing between $6.3 and $7.2 million to various creditors. Their ranch was to be posted for foreclosure the first Tuesday in April 1989 by the Federal Land Bank which held a mortgage in excess of $2 million. The Weaklys had obtained a postponement of…
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