BONHAM STATE BANK v. BEADLE

No. 94-0838.

907 S.W.2d 465 (1995)

BONHAM STATE BANK, Petitioner, v. Raymond G. BEADLE, individually and d/b/a The Blue Max, Blue Max and Blue Max, Inc., RGB Investments, Inc., Blue Max, Inc., and Blue Max Racing, Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula L. Miano, Millard O. Anderson, Jr., Dallas, for petitioner.

Robert H. Westerburg, Dallas, Elizabeth Redchuk, Flower Mound, for respondents.


Justice OWEN delivered the opinion of the Court in which all the Justices join.

This case presents two questions: whether a declaratory judgment proceeding is appropriate for obtaining an offset of two prior judgments and whether venue for such an action is proper in a county in which neither judgment was rendered or domesticated. We hold that a declaratory judgment action may be maintained to offset two final judgments, and accordingly, we reverse the judgment of...

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