AKERS v. SIMPSON

No. 15412.

437 S.W.2d 429 (1969)

James AKERS, Appellant, v. Jay SIMPSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Shivers, Houston, for appellant.

Gerald P. Coley, James R. Bertrand, Houston, Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, Houston, of counsel, for appellee.


PEDEN, Justice.

In this tort action arising out of an automobile collision, the trial court granted Defendant Simpson's motion for summary judgment which asserted that Akers' suit was a compulsory counterclaim under Rule 97(a), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and was therefore barred by the final judgment in a prior tort action filed by Simpson against Akers arising out of the same collision.

Neither party has controverted the allegations of fact made by the...

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