Legal Opinion

Matrix Computing, Inc. v. Davis

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 25, 1977No. 8784PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Justice.

Granting defendants’ motion for instructed verdict, the trial court rendered a take-nothing judgment in plaintiff’s suit to recover damages resulting from its purchase of partially unpaid commercial paper sold by defendants through material misrepresentations. The court’s actions were proper because, at most, plaintiff produced no admissible evidence of probative force upon which the jury could have made a finding of damages. Affirmed.

Plaintiff Matrix Computing, Inc., sued H. G. Davis, a trust officer of the Lubbock National Bank, and the Lubbock National Bank 1 to recover…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Black Lake Pipe Line Co. v. Union Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Cooper Petroleum Co. v. LaGloria Oil and Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Skillern & Sons, Inc. v. RosenTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  4. North Texas Lumber Company v. KasparCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  5. Jordan v. CartwrightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Duncan Development, Inc. v. HaneyTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Powell v. Vavro, McDonald, & Associates, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004
  3. Standard Textile Co. v. National Equipment Rental, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. Right to Life Advocates, Inc. v. Aaron Women's ClinicCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Hensley v. Lubbock National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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