Legal Opinion
Bar Ass'n of Dallas v. Hexter Title & Abstract Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 8, 1943No. 14566PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, Justice.
This suit was brought for the purpose of enjoining the defendant, Hexter Title and Abstract Company, a private corporation, from doing certain acts which are alleged to be in violation of the provisions of Article 430a of Vernon’s Penal Statutes of Texas; such statute having for its purpose the prevention of any corporation, person, firm, or association of persons from practicing law in Texas, excepting natural persons who are regularly admitted and licensed members of the bar.
The defendant, in the conduct of its business, is the lawful agent of an insurance company that issues…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cain v. Merchants National Bank & Trust Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1936
- State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. C. S. Dudley & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- People v. Peoples Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Depew v. Wichita Ass'n of Credit MenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1935
- Stewart Abstract Co. v. Judicial Commission of Jefferson CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hexter Title & Abstract Co. v. Grievance CommitteeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Darby v. Mississippi State Board of Bar AdmissionsMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
- Rattikin Title Co. v. Grievance Committee of State Bar of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- American Home Assurance Co. v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2004
- North Dade Bar Ass'n v. Dade-Commonwealth Title InsuranceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
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