Legal Opinion

Richards v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 27, 1951No. 15236PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULVER, Justice.

Appellee, by motion, seeks to have this appeal dismissed. Appellant Richards in his bill of review sued appellee Smith and J. Frank Gragg. The summary judgment, while disposing of the claim against appellee, reserved decision on appellant’s claim against the defendant Gragg and therefore appellee says no final judgment has been rendered by the trial court in this cause. We differ with appellee for the reason that in our opinion the cause of action against appellee Smith and Gragg was severable and neither was a necessary par*726ty in a suit brought against the other. Big-gins v.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Toebelman v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
  2. Biggins v. Oltmer Iron WorksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
  3. Kelly v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Davis v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  5. Gray v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. Texas Pacific Coal & Oil CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Box v. BatesTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Myers v. SmithermanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Edwards v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956

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