Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Foxworth

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 19, 2005No. 05-04-01048-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MORRIS.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding Jack Foxworth, as attorney-in-fact for Walter L. Foxworth and Warren H. Foxworth, damages for breach of a contract for the sale of real estate. Harold Ray Lewis contends the trial court erred in granting judgment against him because the evidence shows he was excused from performing under the contract. The Foxworths respond that Lewis’s performance was not excused and his failure to close the sale was a breach of the contract entitling them to recover $50,000 in earnest money on deposit with the title company. We…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  2. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Dow Chemical Co. v. FrancisTexas Supreme Court · 2001
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  5. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. v. SchaeferTexas Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Colony Insurance Co. v. Custom AG Commodities, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2017
  2. Winston Acquisition Corp. v. Blue Valley Apartments, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014
  3. Richard Myers v. Hall Columbus Lender, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014
  4. Bodum USA, Inc. and Bodum Holding AG v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2019
  5. Nicholas Petroleum, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2015

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