Legal Opinion

West Texas Peterbilt, Inc. v. Paso Del Norte Oil Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1989No. 08-88-00287-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*381OPINION

FULLER, Justice.

In a suit against the seller and the lessor of a truck, the lessee recovered a default judgment when the defaulting parties failed to file an answer. The losing parties appeal by writ of error. We affirm.

Appellant, West Texas Peterbilt, Inc., sold a truck to Appellant, Quality Leasing Corporation, Inc., who in turn leased the truck to the Appellee, Paso Del Norte Oil Company. The truck was in an accident, and this suit was filed for damages asserting that the truck was defective and unsafe. Appellants did not file an answer, resulting in a default judgment being…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Ivy v. CarrellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Strackbein v. PrewittTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Harris v. LebowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Guaranty Bank v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by2 opinions

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