Legal Opinion
Langdeau v. Republic National Bank of Dallas
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1960No. A-7728 and A-7729PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
These venue cases present but a single question of law which may be disposed of in one opinion.
The question presented is: Does Title 12 U.S.C.A., Sec. 94 1 , give a national bank, regardless of the provision of the Texas Venue Statutes, especially the provisions of Article 21.28, Sec. 4(f) 2 of the Insurance Code, the right to have an action against it tried in the county of its domicile?
The Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion reported in Vol. 331 S.W. 2d 349, answered the question in the affirmative. The opinion, in effect, sustained the bank’s position: (1) that federal statutes are…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Charlotte v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Casey v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Leonardi v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Van Reed v. People's National Bank of LebanonSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. LangdeauSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coastal Corp. v. GarzaTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Cotten v. Republic National Bank of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Windom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Fort Worth National Bank v. BallanfonteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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