Case law

Fletcher v. State

12 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 303 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 26, 1969

Lee v. State, 163 Tex. 89 , 352 S.W.2d 724, 725 (1962); Gulf Insurance Co. v. James, 143 Tex. 424 , 185 S.W.2d 966 (1945). … by the board. 2 .

Texas & Pacific R'y Co. v. Harrison County

54 Tex. 119 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 17, 1880

The question of valuation appears to have been regularly referred to the board of equalization, and when so referred, the valuation of that tribunal was final. Int. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. Smith County, Tyler Term, 1880. … It does not appear that appellant objected at the time to Floyd as a member of the board, or that there was not a quorum of the board without Floyd.

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Geiger

79 Tex. 13 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 2, 1890

The case of Batterson v. … Another charge as to burden of proof was given by the court in accordance with the rule stated in Railway v.

State v. White & Chiles

25 Tex. 465 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1868

Justice Patterson, in Penhallow v. … (Brown v. Davis, 37 R., 80 ; Goodman v. Symonds, 20 How., 366 .) The bonds in question were dated January 1, 1851, and were redeemable after the -31st of December, 1864.

Grounds v. Tolar Independent School District

29 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 307 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 2, 1986

Saida II, at 646; Mingus v. Wadley, *892 115 Tex. 551 , 285 S.W. 1084, 1087 (1926); Butler v. State Board of Education, 581 S.W.2d 751, 754 (Tex.Civ.App.—Corpus Christi 1979, writ ref d n.r.e.). … See Board of Trustees of Crystal City Independent School District v. Briggs, 486 S.W.2d 829, 835 (Tex.Civ.App.— Beaumont 1972, writ ref’d n.r.e.).

Castleberry v. Branscum

29 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 481 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 2, 1986

of Directors; kept and maintained written records of the proceedings of meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors; filing of tax returns, entering into contracts, maintenance of bank accounts, holding title to … Brown v. American Transfer & Storage, 601 S.W.2d 931, 938 (Tex.1980); Davis v. Campbell, 572 S.W.2d 660, 663 (Tex.1978).

Atascosa County Appraisal District v. Tymrak

858 S.W.2d 335 · Texas Supreme Court · Sep 10, 1993

Dallas County Appraisal Dist. v. Lal, 701 S.W.2d 44, 46 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1985, writ ref’d n.r.e.). … Id. at § 41.45; Webb County Appraisal Dist. v. New Laredo Hotel, Inc., 792 S.W.2d 952, 955 (Tex.1990).

Southern Methodist University and Paul J. Ward v. South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church and Bishop Scott Jones

Texas Supreme Court · Jun 27, 2025

Brown v. Clark, 116 S.W. 360, 364 (Tex. 1909). … Id. at 365; see also Masterson v. Diocese of Nw. Tex., 422 S.W.3d 594, 605–06 (Tex. 2013) (observing that Brown, properly understood, adopted a “neutral principles” approach to church-property disputes).

Holt v. Parsons

23 Tex. 9 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1859

(Starkie on Slander, 201-212, and particularly, case of Dunman v. Bigg, cited on page 210 ; 1 Campb. R. 269.) … But had there been none such, the court, from the tone of the resolution, should have left it to the jury to determine (as was done in the case of Dunman v.

Woodward v. Harlin

121 Tex. 46 · Texas Supreme Court · May 16, 1931

Thomas v. … Walcott was entitled to the relief in equity she obtained under the judgment entered by the Supreme Court; Tarpley v. Poage's Admr., 2 Tex. 148 ; Twohig v. Brown, 85 Tex. 51 , 19 S.W. 768 ; Baldridge v.

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Conley

113 Tex. 472 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 12, 1924

Co. v. Dotson, 15 Texas Civil Appeals, 73; Gulf C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Brown, 16 Texas Civil Appeals, 93; St. Louis, S. W. Ry. Co. v. Parks, 40 Texas Civil Appeals, 480; Galveston H. & N. Ry. Co. v. … Co., 42 Texas Civil Appeals, 55; Gilmore v. Houston Electric Co., 46 Texas Civil Appeals, 315; Schaff v. Gordon, 214 S. W., 638 ; Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Brown, 205 S. W., 378 .

Gamble v. Butchee

87 Tex. 643 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1895

Nixon v. Armstrong, 38 Texas, 296 ; Fowler v. Stagner, 55 Texas, 393 ; Brown v. Pridgen, 56 Texas, 124 ; Kennedy v. Upshaw, 66 Texas, 442 . … Jackson v. Woods, 1 Johns., 163 ; Jackson v. Durland, 2 Id., 213 .

Alfonso v. Skadden

51 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 691 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 28, 2008

But see Browning v. Prostok, 165 S.W.3d 336, 346 (Tex.2005) (holding void judgment may be collaterally attacked if rendered with “no jurisdiction of the parties”); Mapco, Inc. v. … Forrest, 795 S.W.2d 700, 703 (Tex.1990) (same); Cook v. Cameron, 733 S.W.2d 137, 140 (Tex.1987) (same); Browning v. Placke, 698 S.W.2d 362, 363 (Tex.1985) (same); accord, Tesco Am., Inc. v.

Hosner v. DeYoung

1 Tex. 764 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1846

County v. … Riley, and in Walling v. The Republic, and the same doctrine has been held in this court in the case of Trimble et al. v. Smithers, and in Jones v. Menard. 4th.

Hudson v. San Antonio Independent School District

127 Tex. 517 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1936

This contention is based on the ruling of this Court in the case of Black v. Strength, 112 Texas, 188 , 246 S. W., 79 . … Such a record does not show that the board acted arbitrarily in abandoning the project.

In Re Halliburton Co.

45 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 720 · Texas Supreme Court · May 30, 2002

Myers has been an at-will employee of Brown & Root Energy Services, now a subsidiary of Halliburton Company, for approximately thirty years. … Brown & Root apparently adopted the same program in 1993. The parties provided this Court with a cover letter for materials sent to Brown & Root employees in 1993. However, the materials were not provided to us.

State Ex Rel. Latty v. Owens

38 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 784 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1995

Mapco, Inc. v. Forrest, 795 S.W.2d 700, 703 (Tex.1990) (per curiam) (citing Cook v. Cameron, 733 S.W.2d 137, 140 (Tex.1987); Browning v. Placke, 698 S.W.2d 362 (Tex.1985) (per curiam)); see also State Bar of Texas v. … Cook, 733 S.W.2d at 140 (citing Browning, 698 S.W.2d at 363 ). When Owens did not timely appeal from the first order, it became final.

Forehand v. Light

13 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 272 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 25, 1970

We again so held in Quilter v. … Our refusal of a writ in Brown v. Lane, 383 S.W.2d 649 (Tex.Civ.App.1964, writ ref.), showed this court’s approval of that decision.

Pickett v. Abney

84 Tex. 645 · Texas Supreme Court · May 17, 1892

Corp., sec. 237; Bank v. Dandrige, 12 Wheat., 64 . If the law makes the recorded minutes the only evidence of what occurred, the rule would be different. … Pridham v. Weddington," 74 Texas, 354 .

Grounds v. Tolar Independent School District

36 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1036 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1993

For instance, in Cleveland Board of Education v. … In Goudeau v.