Legal Opinion
Texas Inspection Services, Inc. v. Melville
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 29, 1981No. 17850PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDEN, Justice.
Texas Inspection Services, Inc. (TIS), appeals by writ of error from a default judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Thomas R. Melville and Margarita B. Melville, in a suit brought under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The trial court had ordered substituted service on the Secretary of State of Texas as statutory agent for service, pursuant to Article 2.11, Tex.Bus.Corp. Act (Vernon 1960), upon allegations that service on TIS’s registered agent could not be had. TIS neither answered nor otherwise appeared at the trial. Plaintiffs’ pleadings and the officer’s unexecuted return of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McKanna v. EdgarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Whitney v. L & L REALTY CORPORATIONTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Flynt v. City of KingsvilleTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Texaco, Inc. v. McEwenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Charles Cohen, Inc. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Txxn, Inc. v. D/FW STEEL CO.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Webb v. Oberkampf Supply of Lubbock, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1992
- Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Samaria Baptist ChurchTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Cox Marketing, Inc. v. Adams, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1985
- Costley v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1993
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