The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that the major transaction exception to the prohibition on venue agreements only applies if the value of the transaction is contained in the agreement itself. In this original proceeding, the parties entered into a settlement agreement involving real estate in which the parties agreed that venue of any dispute
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Suit to Remove Lis Pendens Involves Interest In Land
By Byron Henry on
Posted in Opinions & Judgments, Venue
In a case involving application of the mandatory venue provision in section 15.011 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the Dallas Court of Appeals held that a suit to remove a lis pendens constitutes an action to quiet title. The Court, therefore, held that "[o]nce it is demonstrated that the court’s judgment would have…