Legal Opinion

Port City State Bank v. Leyco Const. Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 29, 1977No. 8067PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Justice.

Defendant below appeals from an order overruling its plea of privilege to be sued in Harris County. Plaintiff sought actual and exemplary damages for what the parties have called an “attempted wrongful foreclosure.” The events leading up to the filing of the suit are set out in the findings of fact filed by the trial court which we summarize without benefit of quotation marks: The parties have had a long standing debt- or-creditor relationship with plaintiff borrowing from the bank over a period of many years. The proceeds of the loans have been used by plaintiff in its…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Turner v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Admiral Motor Hotel of Texas, Inc. v. Community Inns of America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Employers Casualty Company v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Kleiman v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Chilton Corporation v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Biggers v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LPDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2011
  2. Everbank, N.A. v. Seedergy Ventures, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  3. Bank of New York Mellon v. ReyesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. Ayers v. AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2011
  5. Wieler v. United Sav. Ass'n of Tex., FSB, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1994

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