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  • Lacholia v. Texas Employers Insurance

    140 Tex. 231 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 2, 1942

    The only exception provided is that, in case of partial incapacity or temporary total incapacity it is not necessary that the minor be represented before the board by a guardian or next friend, but the board itself may perform … For good cause the board may, in meritorious cases, waive the strict compliance with the foregoing limitations as to notice, and the filing the claim before the board. Acts 1917, p. 269.” (Italics ours.)

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. Welch

    86 Tex. 203 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 4, 1893

    BROWN, Associate Justice. Appellee sued appellant in the District Court to recover damages for an injury alleged to have been received while riding upon appellant’s passenger train as a passenger. … Reigle, 11 Gratt., 709 ; Hall v. Steamboat Co., 13 Conn., 326 ; Derwort v. Loomer, 21 Conn., 253 ; Fuller v. Tolbert, 23 Ill., 361 ; O’Connel v. Railway, 106 Mo., 482 ; Treadwell v. Wittier, 80 Cal., 574 ; Tenn. Co. v.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Burk v. County of Galveston

    76 Tex. 267 · Texas Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1890

    Simons v. County of Jackson, 63 Texas, 428 ; Kempner v. Galveston County, 73 Texas, 216 . … This objection is not tenable, as was decided by this court in the case of Kempner v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Lambeth v. McClinton

    65 Tex. 108 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1885

    Black v. Sweeney, 63 Tex., 425 . The three special charges requested by appellant were properly refused. The case of Seeligson v. Brown 61 Tex., 182 , does not support the radical doctrine contained in these charges.

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  • Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Reyna

    865 S.W.2d 925 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 5, 1994

    See Robey v. Sun Record Co., 242 F.2d 684 (5th Cir.1957), cert. denied, 355 U.S. 816 , 78 S.Ct. 20 , 2 L.Ed.2d 33 ; J.S. Brown Hardware Co. v. Indiana Stoveworks, 96 Tex. 453 , 73 S.W. 800 (1903); Raymond v. … Kindred v.

    Cited 431 timesPublished
  • Texas Turnpike Authority v. City of Fort Worth

    20 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 492 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 27, 1977

    Auth. v. City of San Marcos, 523 S.W.2d 641 (Tex.1975). … It is true that the Board of Directors as late as May 2, 1975, resolved to make no more capital improvements and to transfer the Turnpike when the existing bonded indebtedness was paid.

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • Crosby v. Lum

    35 Tex. 41 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1872

    Such a citation is not a sufficient compliance with Article 1431, Paschal’s Digest, as decided in the cases of Burleson v. Henderson, 4 Texas, 51 ; Anderson v. Brown, 16 Texas, 554 ; Battle v. … Eddy, 31 Texas, 369 , and Rogers v. Green, decided at the last term of this court, to support a judgment by default. The judgment is therefore reversed and the cause remanded. Reversed and remanded.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Fleming v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.

    135 Tex. 463 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 3, 1940

    Another case, the opinion in which was written by Justice Brown is the case of City of Brownwood et al v. Brown Telegraph Telephone Co., 106 Tex. 114 , 157 S.W. 1163 . … Tel Co. v. City of Dallas, 174 S.W. 636 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • In RE FIRST RESERVE MANAGEMENT, L.P. FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION, L.L.C. FR XII ALPHA AIV, L.P. FR XII-A ALPHA AIV, L.P. FR SAWGRASS, L.P. AND SAWGRASS HOLDINGS, L.P. v. the State of Texas

    Texas Supreme Court · Jun 23, 2023

    Co. v. Kenyon, 644 S.W.3d 137, 151 (Tex. 2022) (quoting Torrington Co. v. Stutzman, 46 S.W.3d 829, 838 (Tex. 2000)). 18 Id. (quoting Nall v. Plunkett, 404 S.W.3d 552, 555 (Tex. 2013)). … Plaintiffs do not merely allege that Relators appointed directors to TPC’s board and engaged 21SSP Partners v. Gladstrong Invs. (USA) Corp., 275 S.W.3d 444, 455 (Tex. 2008). 22 See id.

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  • Estate of Burris v. Associated Employers Insurance Co.

    374 S.W.2d 223 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1963

    Federal Surety Co. v. Pitts, 119 Tex. 330 , 29 S.W.2d 1046 . … Federal Surety Co. v. Cook, 119 Tex. 89 , 24 S.W.2d 394 ; Union Indemnity Co. v. Drake, Tex.Civ.App., 42 S.W.2d 839 (wr. ref.); Pate v. Security Union Ins. Co., Tex.Civ.App., 54 S.W.2d 355 (no writ).

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Wisenor

    66 Tex. 674 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 12, 1886

    In attempting to board the caboose after adjusting the switch, his foot slipped on the step and he fell. The wheel passed over his foot and crushed it. The night was dark. … The case of Railway Company v. Gilmore, 62 Tex., 391 , is precisely in point. See also Railway Company v. Faber, 63 Tex., 344 ; Cook v. Dennis, 61 Tex., 246 ; Andrews v. Smithwick, 20 Tex., 111 ; Austin v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Kerby v. Abilene Christian College

    17 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 118 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 12, 1973

    —Tyler 1970, no writ); Potasele v. Quinius, 438 S.W.2d 828 (Tex.Civ.App.—Austin 1969, writ ref’d n. r. e.); Tom Brown Drilling Co. v. Nieman, 418 S.W.2d 337 (Tex.Civ.App.—Eastland 1967, writ ref’d n. r. e.). … Accord, Brown v. Kendrick, 192 So.2d 49 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1966); Kavanagh v. Butorac, supra; Cierpisz v. Singleton, 247 Md. 215 , 230 A.2d 629 (1967); Barry v. Coca Cola Co., supra; Bentzler v. Braun, supra.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Watkins v. Huff

    94 Tex. 631 · Texas Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1901

    Lacoste v. Duffy, 49 Texas, 767 ; Gordon v. State, 47 Texas, 208 ; Corporation v. Paulding, 4 Martin, N. S., 189; Ex Parte Mackey, 15 S. C., 322; Cristman v. Peck, 90 Ill., 150 ; Colvard v. Board of Commissioners, 95 N. … C., 515 ; State v. Archibald, 43 Minn., 328 ; State v. Board of Commissioners, 27 Fla., 438 ; Cutcomp v. Utt, 60 Iowa, 156 ; Williams v. Commissioners, 35 Me., 345.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Religious of the Sacred Heart of Texas v. City of Houston

    35 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1066 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1992

    The roots of the substitute facilities doctrine stem from Brown v. United States, 263 U.S. 78 , 44 S.Ct. 92 , 68 L.Ed. 171 (1923). … In United States v.

    Cited 105 timesPublished
  • Independent Eastern Torpedo Co. v. Herrington

    128 Tex. 17 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 24, 1936

    Garcia v. Moncado, 127 Texas, 453 , 94 S. W. (2d) 123 . … Barlow v. Cotulla, 107 Texas, 37 , 173 S. W., 874 ; Stone v. Morrison & Powers (Com. App.), 298 S. W., 538 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Choate v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

    314 S.W.2d 795 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 9, 1958

    Slocum v. Delaware, L. & W. R. Co., 339 U.S. 239 , 70 S.Ct. 577 , 94 L.Ed. 795 ; Order of Ry. Conductors of America v. Southern Ry. Co., 339 U.S. 255 , 70 S.Ct. 585 , 94 L.Ed. 811 ; Spires v. Southern Ry. … . * * ” See, also, Hargrove v. Brotherhood of L. E., D.C.D.C., 116 F.Supp. 3 . Colbert v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Cantey Hanger, Llp v. Philip Gregory Byrd, Lucy Leasing Co., L.L.C., and Pgb Air, Inc.

    467 S.W.3d 477 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 29, 2015

    Shell Oil Co. v. Writt, 464 S.W.3d 650, 655 , 2015 WL 2328678 (Tex.2015); James v. Brown, 637 S.W.2d 914, 916 (Tex.1982) (per curiam). I refer to this theory as the “judicial proceedings privilege.” … See McCamish, Martin, Brown & Loeffler v. F.E.

    Cited 245 timesPublished
  • Luckie v. Watt

    77 Tex. 262 · Texas Supreme Court · May 13, 1890

    Snyder v. Nunn, 66 Texas, 256 ; Taylor v. Burke, 66 Texas, 646 ; Martin v. McCarty, 74 Texas, 132 . … In the latter the lands are not under any circumstances sold to the head of the family, and the jurisdiction of the Land Board does not attach.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Cameron v. Greenhill

    22 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 385 · Texas Supreme Court · May 30, 1979

    In Ables v. … The Supreme Court of the United States has unanimously rejected the broad claim that due process is violated by the combination of investigative and adjudicative functions in an administrative board. Withrow v.

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co.

    36 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 436 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 31, 1992

    Gerst v. Oak Cliff Savings & Loan Ass’n, 432 S.W.2d at 706 ; State Board of Insurance v. Deffebach, 631 S.W.2d at 798 . … Corzelius v. Harrell, 186 S.W.2d at 964 ; Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 126 Tex. 296 , 83 S.W.2d 935, 940-41 (1935); Trapp v. Shell Oil Co., 145 Tex. 323 , 198 S.W.2d 424, 438 (1946).

    Cited 214 timesPublished

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