Legal Opinion

De Vilbiss v. West

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 14, 1979No. 6879PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is the sufficiency of the proof to sustain the Court’s order of dismissal based on the Defendants’ plea of res judicata. The trial Court sustained it and dismissed the case. We affirm.

The background of this suit is that some two years ago a controversy arose within the ranks of the membership of the Harmony Hills Baptist Church. The members of the Church aligned themselves into two opposing groups. Appellant’s group was voted out of membership in the Church. That group brought suit to be reinstated and to enjoin…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gardner v. MartinTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Victory v. State of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Cochran County v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  4. Amco Mesh & Wire Co. v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Mangum v. SwearingenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. DeVilbiss v. WestTexas Supreme Court · 1980

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