Legal Opinion

S.C. Maxwell Family Partnership, Ltd v. Thomas Kent and Nancy Kent

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 4, 2015No. 01-15-00245-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Michael Massengale, Justice

This interlocutory appeal arises out of a declaratory judgment action filed by appel-lees Thomas and Nancy Kent. The Kents seek a declaration that their partnership agreement with appellant S.C. Maxwell Family Partnership, Ltd. is valid, and that they own half of a self-storage facility in Brenham, Texas. The Maxwell Family Partnership brings this interlocutory appeal, challenging the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the parties’ partnership agreement.

The Maxwell Family Partnership bears the burden of proving a valid…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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