Legal Opinion

Lassiter v. Rotogravure Committee, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided January 22, 1987No. 05-85-01108-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCLUNG, Justice.

Larry R. Lassiter appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of Rotogravure Committee, Inc., in a suit on a contract. Lassiter attempted to avoid liability on the contract by claiming that it was a corporate obligation of either Turtle Creek Racquet Club, Inc. or Turtle Creek Place, Inc. d/b/a Turtle Creek Racquet Club, and that he signed it only in his representative capacity as president of either corporation. The issues on this appei.,1 are whether the contract adequately discloses a principal-agent relationship so as to allow extrinsic evidence concerning the capacity in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Seale v. NicholsTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Staacke v. RoutledgeTexas Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Griffin v. EllingerTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Lachmann v. Houston Chronicle Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  5. Byrd v. Southwest Multi-Copy, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Wright Group Architects-Planners, P.L.L.C. v. Pierce, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011
  2. Wynne v. Adcock Pipe and Supply, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1988
  3. 626 Joint Venture v. SpinksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Brush v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2012
  5. Gonzales County Water Supply Corp. v. Jarzombek, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996

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