Legal Opinion

First Municipal Leasing Corp. v. Blankenship, Potts, Airman, Hagin & Stewart

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 16, 1983No. 05-82-00267-CVPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITHAM, Justice.

The appellant, First Municipal Leasing Corporation, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of appellees, Blankenship, Potts, Aikman, Hagin and Stewart, a Professional Corporation, Cooper Blankenship, C. Terry Hagin, John A. Stewart, and A.E. Aikman d/b/a Blankenship and Potts. The issues involve (1) whether the appellee-at-torneys were negligent with respect to an opinion letter, (2) whether the subject of the letter was a security within the meaning of the Texas Blue Sky Law, and (3) whether First Municipal was a “consumer” under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. We…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Cameron v. Terrell & Garrett, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
  5. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. DanielSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. McCamish, Martin, Brown & Loeffler v. F.E. Appling InterestsTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Abell v. Potomac Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  3. William F. Callejo, Individually and as Trustee, and Adelfa B. Callejo, as Trustee v. Bancomer, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Flaherty v. WeinbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  5. American Centennial Insurance Co. v. Canal Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992

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