Legal Opinion

Moffitt v. DSC Finance Corp.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided October 24, 1990No. 05-90-00066-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCLUNG, Justice.

This is an appeal by petition for writ of error under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 45. Asserting three points of error, appellant Lawrence Moffitt (Moffitt) seeks reversal of a post-answer default judgment. By cross-point, appellee DSC Finance Corporation (DSC) requests that we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.

DSC leased telecommunications equipment to Sun-Net, Inc. (Sun-Net). The lease obligated Sun-Net to make 60 monthly payments of $15,272.00. Moffitt guaranteed a specified portion of the outstanding balance due under the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Villegas v. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Stubbs v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Southwest Savings Association v. DunaganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Jones v. StaymanTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  5. First Dallas Petroleum, Inc. v. Hawkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. DSC Finance Corp. v. MoffittTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. McFarland, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  3. Brown v. Brookshires Grocery Store, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1999
  4. Lopez v. Harding, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
  5. Boreham v. Hartsell, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992

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