Legal Opinion
Downing v. Laws
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 1967No. 11532PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.
This suit is before us on a plea of privilege.
Appellee Laws, the plaintiff below, filed suit in the District Court of Travis County, Texas naming appellant Downing, Natalie M. Collins and other persons1 as defendants and, claiming the right of interpleader, deposited $15,000 in the registry of the court. The $15,000 had been given to ap-pellee by appellant as earnest money as part of a contract to convey realty, said amount to be considered as liquidated damages in case of seller’s default under the terms of the contract.
Appellant filed a plea of privilege to the…
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