Fitch v. Jones

REAVLEY, Justice.

While a debtor’s arrangement for Homer Y. Jones and Sky Lakes Development Co., Inc. (both hereinafter referred to as Jones) was pending in federal bankruptcy court, Edward A. Fitch brought this suit against Jones in state court. After the federal proceeding was closed, this case was tried and judgment awarded to Fitch. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed and dismissed the cause for want of jurisdiction in the trial court. 435 S.W.2d 252. We hold that the trial court had jurisdiction, and we modify its judgment only as to attorney’s fees.

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