Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The City of Mount Vernon responded to the filing of a law suit by a group of oil exploration investors. The answer document claims simple governmental immunity and generally denies all of the claims made in the suit.
Under the called for Rule 92 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the city denies all allegations made by the group, and calls for them to strictly prove their claims.
The city’s attorney, Kerry Wooten of Mount Pleasant, also asked that the group’s suit be dismissed for lack of the court’s jurisdiction in the matter.
A general denial of matters pleaded by the adverse party which are not required to be denied under oath, shall be sufficient to put the same in issue. He requested that the group not be awarded anything as a result of their filing. For more details, see the Oct. 7 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.