Legal Opinion

Outlaw v. Settegast

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 4, 1960No. 3742PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, Justice.

The action is to recover sums alleged to have been paid under business compulsion and duress. It does not yield to brief statement.

Plaintiffs alleged a written contract for sale of two lots, under which they agreed to pay $45,775 purchase price; that they paid to defendant Outlaw,, all but $35,000, which was evidenced by a vendor’s lien note due on or before July 12, 1955, secured by deed of trust; that after delivery of deed to them, they began and completed con*292struction of improvements on the property, a portion of which they sold; that from the proceeds they paid to Outlaw…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Texas Co. v. State & Duval County Ranch Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Ward v. ScarboroughTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  3. Adams Nat. Bank v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Tower Contracting Co., Inc. of Tex. v. Burden Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Shurtleff v. GillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Smart v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Scurlock v. LovvornCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966

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