Court Opinion

ID: 9673650
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:15:55.716526+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:23.346221
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ON REHEARING.
PER CURIAM.
In appellant’s motion for rehearing he asks that this cause be remanded to the trial court because appellant says that neither respondent’s motion to dismiss filed in the trial court nor that court’s order sustaining said motion states the specific ground of appellant’s failure to plead he was licensed or plead himself within one of the exceptions to Chapter 339 as the basis for the court’s ruling.
At the same time, however, appellant reargues and reasserts his position that he is not required to so plead and lack of license or exception to Chapter 339 is a matter of defense only. The court of appeals observed, “Plaintiff does not allege that he was, and we assume that he was not, licensed under Chapter 339 at the time of the transaction. Had he been so licensed, he would no doubt have so alleged, at least by the time of and in his second amended petition.” ■ Appellant has never asserted here that he could plead he was licensed. In argument before this court, appellant asserted that he does not claim to be within any exception and cannot plead himself within any of the exceptions. Consequently, it is clear that a remand to the trial court could serve no useful function. We have considered the other points raised on appellant’s motion for rehearing and find them to be without merit. The motion for rehearing is overruled.