Legal Opinion

United States Gypsum Company v. Sampson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 11, 1973No. 8375PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELLIS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a take nothing judgment rendered against a plaintiff seeking recovery against a defendant, one of three co-guarantors under a letter of guaranty, when the plaintiff had released another of the co-guarantors from all obligations under the guaranty agreement without advising the defendant-guarantor of such release until after the indebtedness giving rise to this litigation was incurred. Affirmed.

United States Gypsum Company, plaintiff-appellant, instituted suit against Earl Sampson, defendant-appellee, one of three parties who had executed a letter of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pugh v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1946
  2. City of San Antonio v. Guido Bros. Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Poole v. BradhamSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
  4. Miller v. BushTexas Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Stone-Ordean-Wells Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Crown Life Insurance v. LaBonteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  2. In Re MossUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2000
  3. Diamond Paint Company of Houston v. EmbryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Cortez v. National Bank of Commerce of BrownsvilleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. First National Bank v. Energy Equities Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977

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