Legal Opinion
El Universal, Compania Periodistica Nacional, S.A. De C v. v. Phoenician Imports, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 3, 1991No. 13-89-383-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Justice.
This breach of contract action arises from the failure of a Texas Corporation, Phoenician Imports, Inc. d/b/a Azhar’s Oriental Rugs, (Phoenician) to pay a Mexican newspaper company, El Universal Compa-ñía Periodística Nacional, S.A. de C.V., (El Universal) for advertising services rendered. The primary issues in this case are 1) whether a Texas court can enter a money judgment in a foreign currency; and 2) what date should be used for applying a rate of exchange for converting a foreign currency debt into United States dollars.
El Universal is a Mexican, corporation…
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