· 5/2/2006
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International, Inc. v. Haskell
Citations
- 193 S.W.3d 87
- 2006 WL 560641
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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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