Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Union Equity Co-Operative Exchange

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 16, 1977No. B-6108PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENHILL, Justice.

The question in this case is one of first impression. It is whether the trial court was correct in finding that the petitioner, admittedly a farmer, was also a “merchant” within the meaning of the Texas Uniform Commercial Code [hereinafter Texas U.C. C.], Texas Business & Commerce Code, Section 2.201(b).1 The court of civil appeals upheld the trial court finding. 536 S.W.2d 635. We affirm.

Union Equity Co-operative Exchange, hereafter referred to as Union Equity, is a corporation engaged in the business of storing, merchandising, and exporting grain. It sued Carroll Nelson…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Allenberg Cotton Co. v. PittmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Sierens v. ClausenIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Decatur Cooperative Association v. UrbanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  4. Cook Grains v. FallisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
  5. Lish v. ComptonUtah Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Duane Martin and Robert Rick v. The Joseph Harris Co., Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  2. Eastern Star, Inc. v. Union Building Materials Corp.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. v. Signal Composites, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  4. Ferragamo v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  5. County of Milwaukee v. Northrop Data Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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