Jerry Jones to testify in breach of contract case against woman claiming to be his biological daughter

A month after the Dallas Cowboys owner took the stand in Los Angeles in the NFL’s Sunday Ticket anti-trust case, Jerry Jones is once again preparing to testify in court. The octogenarian will take questions from the defense in his counter-suit breach of contract case against Cynthia and Alexandra Davis, the latter of whom is suing him to establish paternity.

A judge in Texas last week ruled in favor of Jones and his lawyers by confirming the validity of the Cowboys owner’s 1998 contract with the Arkansas woman, Cynthia Davis, regarding her daughter, Alexandra Davis. Davis will face the man she insists is her father in a U.S. District Court in Texarkana on July 22. Whether he wants to or not, the lawyers for the defendants issued a subpoena that now requires Jones to appear and testify.

The young woman sued Jones for defamation after his representation claimed she was extorting him by trying to establish paternity, however, the defamation lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in March. Now, the Texas businessman is counter-suing for breach of contract.

Davis’ lawsuit, originally filed in March of 2022, follows an agreement between Jones and her mother, Cynthia, that the family would not identify the Cowboys owner as her father. She allegedly received about $3.2 million from her mother’s agreement with Jones. The sum included four years of tuition at Southern Methodist University, trips, and about $70,000 for a Range Rover.

Contract ‘valid’ in Jones/Davis defamation case

As far as the validity of the contract is concerned, the judge ruled that “Texas law is clear,” that parents or legal guardians can enter legal agreements on their child’s behalf as long as they cannot show that the child’s interest is “adverse” to their guardian’s interest before they turn 18. Davis argued that the agreement prohibiting her from establishing paternity was a violation of Texas public policy.

“It’s really shocking,” Davis’ attorney Jay Gray told the Dallas Morning News. “I respectfully disagree with ruling.”

“We think it supported the position we have been taking all along and the judge pointed out their position is not supported by any case law around the country,” Jones’ attorney Chip Babcock said.

After hearing from both sides in the case on Feb. 19, a Dallas County judge ruled that Jones must submit to testing to determine the paternity of Davis.

Jones’ attorneys, state Sen. Royce West, Levi McCathern and Charles Babcock, appealed a previous ruling against them. They argued that the Dallas Cowboys team owner had a right to privacy in this matter.