Legal Opinion

McCollum v. Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided November 19, 1998No. 14-98-00026-CVPublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. HARVEY HUDSON, Justice.

Appellant, Leonard M. McCollum, a prison inmate, brought suit against Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Inc., Mt. Ararat Academy, Inc, and Mt. Ararat Child Development Center, Inc., alleging a single business enterprise and breach of contract. The trial court dismissed the suit as frivolous, pursuant to Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 14.003 (Vernon Supp.1998). On appeal, McCollum contends the trial court (1) abused its discretion by dismissing the suit as frivolous and (2) erred by failing to enter a default judgment in favor of appellant. We affirm.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hickson v. Moya, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1996
  2. Smithson v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Herbert v. Greater Gulf Coast Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
  4. Dell Development Corp. v. Best Industrial Uniform Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Zodiac Corp. v. General Electric Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Jackson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
  2. Thomas v. Knight, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  3. Sanders v. Palunsky, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  4. White v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2001
  5. Walker v. Gonzales County Sheriff's Department, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001

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