Court of Appeals of Texas December 31, 1952, 12488 (Drake v. First Nat. Bank, Mercedes)

NORVELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment rendered for defendants in accordance with the provisions of Rule 166-A, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The purpose of the rule is not to decide issues of fact hut to ascertain if any genuine issues of fact exist, Rolfe v. Swearingen, Tex.Civ.App., 241 S.W.2d 236, and to eliminate unmeritorious claims and untenable defenses. Kaufman v.