Legal Opinion

Panhandle Bank & Trust Co. v. Graybar Elec. Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 26, 1973No. 8316PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELLIS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit involving the question of superiority of rights to certain funds deposited in court claimed by (1) a material-man-garnishor holding a judgment previously obtained against a subcontractor to which the garnishee, the general contractor, was indebted under a construction contract; and (2) an interpleaded lending institution, assignee of the subcontractor’s accounts receivable and contract rights. The trial court awarded the deposited funds to the materialman-garnishor, and the assignee lender has brought this appeal on 99 points of error. Affirmed.

The present…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States Ex Rel. Sherman v. Carter Constr. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Thompson v. Fulton Bag & Cotton MillsTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  4. General Electric Supply Co. v. Epco Constructors, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
  5. Owens v. Drywall and Acoustical Supply Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1971

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Christopher Wallace Boyle, Debtor. Christopher Wallace Boyle v. Abilene Lumber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  2. Lively v. Carpet Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
  3. Triton Oil & Gas Corporation v. EW Moran Drilling Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. McCoy v. Nelson Utilities Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1987
  5. Berger Engineering Co. v. Village Casuals, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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