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JACK COUNTY FARM BUREAU v. MOTE

No. 5381.

593 S.W.2d 748 (1979)

JACK COUNTY FARM BUREAU, Appellant, v. Charles H. MOTE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

December 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Fulbright, Haley, Fulbright, Winniford, Bice & Davis, Waco, for appellant.

William D. Pratt, Mineral Wells, for appellee.

DICKENSON, Justice.

The controlling question is whether a constitutional county court had jurisdiction to decide a third party action which sought judgment over on a claim for the principal sum of $770.44 plus prejudgment interest and which also sought attorney fees of $500. We hold that the constitutional county court did not have jurisdiction.

United States Leasing Corporation sued Charles H. Mote to recover an...

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