Legal Opinion
Cockrell v. Estevez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 16, 1987No. 4-87-00206-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUTTS, Justice.
This is an appeal by writ of error from a default judgment in favor of plaintiff, Juan Estevez. The judgment granted specific performance on a contract to purchase real estate and awarded attorney’s fees. In two points of error plaintiff challenges service of process and failure of the default judgment to conform to the pleadings.
Plaintiff’s petition misstated the name “Cockrell” as “Cockrall.” The name “Cockrell” was properly spelled in the Earnest Money Contract being sued upon which was attached to the petition and incorporated in it by reference. The citation…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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