Country Cupboard, Inc. v. Texstar Corp.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Country Cupboard, Inc., a dissolved Nevada corporation acting through its liquidating trustees, sued The Texstar Corporation, seeking rescission of a written agreement executed in settlement of a claim pressed by Texstar. Country Cupboard asserted that the claim was made in bad faith and that the settlement agreement was procured through duress and business compulsion. Texstar moved to dismiss the suit on the grounds that Country Cupboard did not possess a valid certificate of authority to do business in Texas, and thus could not sue in this state. Alternatively, Texstar…