Legal Opinion
Schoellkopf v. Pledger
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided October 12, 1987No. 05-86-00283-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
Hugo W. Schoellkopf, Jr., his wife, Caroline H. Schoellkopf, and R.L. Pledger were sued as co-guarantors of the debt of a bankrupt corporation in which Hugo Schoellkopf and Pledger were shareholders. The Schoellkopfs eventually paid the entire debt and cross-claimed from Pledger contribution of Ms share. Pledger denied liability to the Schoellkopfs and in turn cross-claimed against them for actual and punitive damages he alleged were caused by their tortious conduct against the corporation. After a jury trial the district court rendered judgment awarding Pledger actual and…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Glover v. Texas General Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Alm v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co. of New England, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Texas Bank and Trust Co. v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Hoggett v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
- Wingate v. HajdikTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Pledger v. SchoellkopfTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Clary Corp. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Basic Capital Management, Inc. v. Dynex Commercial, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2011
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