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· 5/2/2006

Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International, Inc. v. Haskell

Citations

  • 193 S.W.3d 87
  • 2006 WL 560641

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that defendant seeking to defeat motion for summary judgment by raising affirmative defense must raise genuine issue of material fact on each element of defense
  • holding that defendant seeking to defeat motion for summary judgment by raising affirmative defense must raise genuine issue of material fact on each element of defense
  • noting that under Texas law, the essential elements of a usurious transaction include an absolute obligation to repay the principal
  • funding under contract providing that obligation to repay is contingent upon recovery in litigation was not an \loan\ for the purposes of usury laws
  • funding under contract providing that obligation to repay is contingent upon recovery in litigation was not a “loan” for the purposes of usury laws
  • “If a defendant wishes to assert an affirmative defense to the summary judgment motion, it must urge the defense in its response and provide enough summary judgment evidence to create a fact issue on each element of the defense.”

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Judges: Terry Jennings

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