Legal Opinion

Ortega-Carter v. American International Adjustment Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided June 5, 1992No. 05-91-00781-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROSENBERG, Justice.

Dolores Ortega-Carter, as County Treasurer for Travis County, Texas (Ortega-Carter), appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of American International Adjustment Company (AIAC) in its suit for recovery of a cash bond posted with Ortega-Carter by Mark Stevenson. In two points of error, Ortega-Carter contends that the trial court erred: (1) in granting AIAC’s motion for summary judgment because the joint status report is not an agreement binding Ortega-Carter and the bond is uncertain or contingent and not subject to garnishment and (2) in sustaining AIAC’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gulbenkian v. PennTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Swilley v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Brownlee v. BrownleeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Kennedy v. HydeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Burnaman v. HeatonTexas Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Padilla v. LaFranceTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Shepherd v. LedfordTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Parker v. Dodge, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  4. Discovery Operating, Inc. v. Baskin, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
  5. Boudreau v. Federal Trust Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003

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