Legal Opinion
Gothard v. Saunders
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 12, 1967No. 16830PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MASSEY, Chief Justice.
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 93 “Certain Pleas To Be Verified”, (succeeding Article 2010 R.C.S. of Texas, 1925) provides: “A pleading setting up any of the following matters, unless the truth of such matters appear of record, shall be verified by affidavit.
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“(h) Denial of the execution by himself or by his authority of any instrument in writing, upon which any pleading is founded, in whole or in part, and charged to have been executed by him or by his authority, and not alleged to be lost or destroyed. * * * In the absence of such a sworn plea, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fulshear v. RandonTexas Supreme Court · 1857
- Prince v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1858
- Close v. JudsonTexas Supreme Court · 1871
3Cited by3 opinions
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