Van Pelt v. McCabe, 12216

Decision Date07 February 1951
Docket NumberNo. 12216,12216
Citation236 S.W.2d 685
PartiesVAN PELT et ux. v. McCABE et al.
CourtTexas Court of Appeals

L. W. Pollard, Kerrville, for appellants.

Speert & Pena, San Antonio, for appellees.

POPE, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling appellants' plea of privilege to be sued in Kerr County, but it concerns the application of Rule 419, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Appellants complain by proper points, (1) that the trial court erred because the plaintiffs' controverting affidavit did not refer to nor incorporate the plaintiffs' petition, nor did it allege facts sufficient to assert a cause of action based on a written contract, (2) that this failure to refer to or incorporate the petition resulted in a controverting plea which failed even to designate the plaintiffs by name, (3) that this failure also resulted in an empty verification of pleadings which contained no fact allegations, (4) that the evidence introduced over objection established material alterations of a written contract made without appellants' consent or authority, (5) that the court improperly admitted evidence as to the execution and delivery of the contract because there were no pleadings to support such testimony, and (6) because the contract was not performable in Bexar County. Appellants' brief contains statements pertaining to the support of these points which are unchallenged by appellees who have not favored us with a brief. We accept those statements as correct, without resort to the statement of facts or the record. Rule 419, Texas Rules of Civil Provedure; Donnelly v. Donnelly, Tex.Civ.App., 220 S.W.2d 278; City of Caldwell v. Schumacher, Tex.Civ.App., 204 S.W.2d 471, reversed on other grounds, 146 Tex. 265, 206 S.W.2d 243; White v. Adams, Tex.Civ.App., 201 S.W.2d 623; Headstream v. Mangum, Tex.Civ.App., 174 S.W.2d 496.

The order overruling the plea of privilege is reversed and the cause is ordered transferred to Kerr County.

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  • Meeker v. City of Kerrville
    • United States
    • Texas Court of Appeals
    • 23 Marzo 1955
    ...in their brief and shall render judgment in conformity with those facts. Rule 419, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; Van Pelt v. McCabe, Tex.Civ.App., 236 S.W.2d 685. On the basis of the facts asserted in appellants' brief, the intensity and frequency of the odors emanating from the sewage pl......
  • Washington v. Clements
    • United States
    • Texas Court of Appeals
    • 18 Febrero 1966
    ...496 (Amarillo Civ.App., 1943, no writ hist.); Ammann v. Daniel Oil Co., 220 S.W.2d 181 (Austin Civ.App., 1949, no writ hist.); Van Pelt v. McCabe, 236 S.W.2d 685 (San Antonio CivlApp., 1951, no writ hist.); Clement v. Frantz, 333 S.W.2d 190 (Amarillo Civ.App., 1960, no writ hist.); Rippetea......
  • Howell v. Loftis
    • United States
    • Texas Court of Appeals
    • 25 Febrero 1957
    ...brief, appellate court would accept such statements as correct, without resort to the statement of facts or the record. Van Pelt v. McCabe, Tex.Civ.App., 236 S.W.2d 685; Leavell v. Lincoln County Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Tex.Civ.App., 243 S.W.2d A jury having been waived by both parties appell......
  • Davis v. Sturdivant
    • United States
    • Texas Court of Appeals
    • 11 Octubre 1957
    ...brief, appellate court would accept such statements as correct, without resort to the statement of facts or the record.' Van Pelt v. McCabe, Tex.Civ.App., 236 S.W.2d 685 Appellant's claim of community property is not foreclosed by provisions of Art. 4622, V.A.C.S., reading: 'Funds on deposi......
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