Texas National Corp. v. United Systems International, Inc.

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

The courts below have upheld a summary judgment for the plaintiff on a promissory note. The facts are fully set out in the opinion of the court of civil appeals. 487 S.W.2d 863. We reverse because the plaintiff failed to make the necessary summary judgment proof under Rule 166-A(e) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. 1

Reducing the facts, the pleadings, and summary judgment proofs to their simplest form for purposes of this opinion, we find the following: the plaintiff’s petition alleges that the note sued upon was executed to it by defendant, was due and unpaid,…