...raised failure of consideration as their affirmative defense. The investors also sued GAC alleging DTPA violations. As in Whirlpool...this case, essentially the same facts formed the basis of the securities, breach of contract, and DTPA claims and failure of consideration affirmative defense. While the DTPA claim was ad...per investor for mental anguish; that GAC and Telefeatures were Ross's alter egos; and that there was a failure of consideration for the investors' promissory notes...

..., condensed, restated, and reordered: The district court erred (1) in directing a verdict for Lindsay on the affirmative defense of impairment of collateral, (2) in directing a verdict for Lindsay on the ... defense could not apply and the district court correctly granted a directed verdict for Lindsay. Failure of Consideration Affirmative ...also contend that the district court erred by granting Lindsay a directed verdict on their affirmative defense of failure of consideration. Again, we find no basis to reverse the district court's...

.... In addition to the failure of consideration affirmative defense, noted ab...between the original parties to a negotiable instrument, fraud may be set up as a defense against liability on the instrument. Failure of consideration is a long recognized defense to a promissory note...failure of consideration, were claims for equitable relief. They were: (1) The promissory note was mistakenly given as payment of an account balance for which the defendant had no liability since...

...element of the affirmative defense as a matter of law. Ryland Group, Inc. v. Hood, 924 S.W.2d 120, 121 (Tex. 1996). ...matter of law, or alternatively, they raised a fact issue on that affirmative defense and (2) they raised a fact issue on their defense of conditional delivery. In their third issue, Bassett and Drea claim..." $110,000. Bassett's affidavit testimony that he and Drea did not receive payment of the $110,000 as stated in the promissory note is sufficient to raise a fact issue on the affirmative defense of failure...

...conveyance. 6. REAL PROPERTY — Conveyance — Failure of Consideration — Affirmative Defense — Rules. Under Rule 8...(c) and 12 (h), R.C.P. Colo., failure of consideration is an affirmative defense which, if not pleaded, is waived, and where such defense was neither pleaded nor raised at any stage of th..., supra, § 5127. Rather defendants seem to urge that the alleged defense of partial failure of consideration can be interposed to plaintiff's foreclosure on the purchase money deed of trust. ...

...failure of consideration and the defendant's customer refused to pay for the defective equipment; that defendant was not indebted to the plaintiff because of the failure of the plaintiff to proper...defense." Held: Failure of consideration is an affirmative defense which must be pleaded. Code Ann. § 81A-108 (CPA, Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 619; as amended through 1976, p...( 203 S.E.2d 290) wherein it was held that under a general denial "defendant would not be permitted to present any evidence as to any affirmative defense of the type item...

...trial court and on appeal, the Seller has contended that there never was a binding amendment to the parties' agreement due to an alleged failure of consideration—the Buyer's failure to pay the $10,000 extension fee...ways, courts agree that this defense is distinct from “lack of consideration.” A “failure of consideration” does not mean that there never was any binding amendment. See.... Affiliated Computer Servs., 97 S.W.3d 303, 320–21 (Tex.App.—Houston 14th Dist. 2003, pet. denied). Instead, the failure-of-consideration defense comes into play when a party does not receive the...

..., for defendant in error. Negotiable instruments — Failure of consideration an affirmative defense and burden ...proof upon defendant — Defendant entitled to abatement upon establishing partial failure of consideration — Burden to show failure of consideration not sustained by maker — Husband defending again...failure, of that consideration subsequent to the execution of the notes. The evidence does not disclose an entire failure of consideration, but at most a partial failure. Such a ...

...the note but did not allege failure of consideration as an affirmative defense. In such absence the trial court refused to allow proof of the foregoing facts of the Von Geldern-Casentini ...as violative of the parol evidence rule and failure to plead the affirmative defense so that the evidence would not be germane to any issue. From the judgment in favor of the bank Case.... 926 (1919), the proffered evidence would not have shown want or failure of consideration. The execution of the note under these circumstances justifies the judgment. Furthermore...

.... Part of Count One of the Complaint is Mrs. Hardy's request that this Court declare that "[t]he building agreement between Jim Walter and the Hardys is void due to failure of ...maintain that the finance agreements are void for failure of consideration because "Plaintiffs, through no fault of their own, have not performed the promised act of repaying their mortgage with WMC." (Pla...closing pursuant to its obligations under the financing agreements, and that such payment conferred a direct, material benefit on the Hardys. Plaintiffs cannot use the failure of consideration doctrine to shirk their contra...

.... B. PM's Motion to Strike Andover's Affirmative Defenses PM has moved to strike Andover's affirmative defenses of fraud and failure of ...consideration in light of Andover's withdrawal of this affirmative defense. So Ordered. /s/ Denise J. Casper United States D.... Andover also pled two affirmative defenses in its answer: lack of consideration and fraud. D. 5 at 5. PM now moves to dismiss Andover's counterclaims and strike And...

...chance to prolong this case. Defendants also seek to add an affirmative defense for failure of consideration due to the allegedly late deposit into escrow. (Proposed Answer at 8..., 199 N.Y. 268, 284 (1910). The failure of consideration affirmative defense is futile. Failure of consideration is only a defense where suc.... As for the affirmative defenses, fraud and failure of consideration, they too are futile. The fraud claim is not pled with the requisite particularity as required by Rule 9(b), and the...

...account for labor and materials furnished in laying new flooring in two rooms of the Defendants' home. Defendants filed a sworn denial of the account, and also pled the affirmative defense of ...? "Answer in dollars and cents or none as the case may be." The jury answered "none" to the issue. Under Rule 94, Tex.R.Civ.P., failure ...Justice. This is a suit on a sworn account for labor and materials furnished. The issue on appeal is submission of proper issues for the defense of failure of consideration. F...

.... No proper issue was raised as to the failure of consideration; no specific affirmative defense was pleaded and, without such, this matter is not properly raised as a point on appeal. See: Biro v...action to collect on a promissory note. He urges as points on appeal a breach of oral warranties and a failure of consideration for the execution of the promissory note. We find no error in the judgment...of Appeal of Florida, Third District. August 5, 1969. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Hal P. Dekle, J...

...failure of consideration. As a defense to plaintiff's complaint, defendant answered, generally denying the allegations of the complaint and setting forth what it called an .... The defendant later moved for summary judgment and filed an additional affidavit setting forth therein failure of consideration for the issuance of its cashier's check. The court then entered final summary judgme...failure of consideration. I disagree, and determine the answer to be insufficient to allege an affirmative defense of...

...two points are argued. The first is: "Did the lower court commit error in ruling that the affirmative defense of defendant was stricken?" Plaintiff.... "MR. URCHISIN: No, Your Honor, the affirmative defense has not been stricken. If we can refer to your order dated January 31st. "THE COURT: What is it? ...affirmative defense of "failure of consideration." The burden of proving both the affirmative defense and the counterclaim, by a preponderance ...

...affirmative defense raised an issue of fact, making summary judgment inappropriate. Plaintiff maintains that a want or failure of consideration is an affirmative ...complaint sounding in contract could stand. Failure of consideration, on the other hand, necessarily admits the contract, but then refers to transactions in which consideration was anticipated but did not materiali...apply only to failure of consideration. The structure of its language leads to this result: "want or failure of consideration in whole or in part * * *." (Emphasis added.) (Ill. Re...

...and asserting the counter-affirmative defense of failure of consideration to overcome Ginsburg's affirmative defense of release. Ginsburg filed a supplemental answer ass...additional affirmative defense of immunity. On May 31, 2017, Ginsburg filed his amended no-evidence and traditional motion for summary judgment, seeking: (1) no-evidence summary judgment on Rodriguez's cl...breach of contract, and his counter-affirmative defense of failure of consideration. As to Ginsburg's traditional motion for summary judgment, Rodriguez argued, in part, that "Ginsburg's ...

...later, Evert filed an amended answer. He dropped the defenses of estoppel, waiver, duress and failure of consideration against ITT and substituted the affirmative defense that ITT had "altered the...: 3. For further Answer and by way of affirmative defense, Defendant Evert states that Plaintiff Mercantile is barred from any relief by estoppel, waiver, duress and ...Evert can produce no facts supporting the existence of estoppel, waiver, duress, or failure of consideration. Finally, the motions of both ITT and Mercantile adequately negate Evert's...

...Defendants’ Third Affirmative Defense. Should Defendants seek Rule 11 sanctions against Plaintiff, they are hereby instructed to comply with the requirements of R...Affirmative Defense only alleges, "[t]he Plaintiff’s claims against these Defendants are barred because of a failure of consideration" [ECF.... Defendants’ affirmative defense is insufficient as it is void of an admission of the essential facts of the complaint and fails to outline "other facts in justification or avoidance" besides including th...