Legal Opinion

Sturm v. Muens

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided March 8, 2007No. 14-04-00917-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAJORITY OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

In this promissory note dispute, Lawrence E. Sturm appeals a judgment in favor of Guenther Muens on the grounds that the trial court erred by granting: (1) summary judgment in favor of Muens on his promissory note claim and against *761Sturm’s counterclaim for usury because there is a fact question whether the note is usurious; and (2) judgment on the jury verdict for fraud because there is no evidence to support it. We reverse and remand in part and render in part.

Background

In 1999, Sturm executed a promissory note (the “note”) to Muens in the amount…

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