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CANTU v. J. WEINGARTEN'S, INC.

No. 17892.

616 S.W.2d 290 (1981)

Beatrice T. CANTU, Appellant, v. J. WEINGARTEN'S, INC., Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied April 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Jamison, Houston, for appellant.

Susan A. Ohsfeldt, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, WARREN and DOYLE, JJ.

EVANS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the County Court at Law dismissing the plaintiff's suit for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The sole question is whether the filing of an amended original petition, which increased the total amount of claimed damages beyond the court's jurisdictional limit, deprived that court of jurisdiction.

The plaintiff's original petition generally alleged that the plaintiff had suffered personal injury damages ...

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