Case law

Weaver v. Board of Trustees of Wilson Independent School District

143 Tex. 152 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1944

Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Village Mills Co., 109 Texas 169 , 202 S. W. 725 ; Spence v. Fenchler, 107 Texas 449 , 180 S. W. 597 ; 24 Tex. … See in this connection Rains v. Mercantile National Bank, 143 Texas 112 , 182 S. W. (2d) 993 ; County Democratic Executive Committee v. Booker, 122 Texas 89 , 52 S. W. (2d) 908 ; Uvalde Rock and Asphalt Co. v.

Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. City of Dallas

104 Tex. 114 · Texas Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1911

Chief Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. … Brown v. City of Galveston, 97 Texas, 1 .

In Re BP Products North America, Inc.

51 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 372 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 25, 2008

In return, the plaintiffs promised they would withdraw the notice of deposition of Browne and would not request the deposition of any other executive officer or board member of BP p.l.c., with one exception: paragraph four … McBride v. McBride, 797 S.W.2d 689 (Tex.App.-Houston 1990, writ, denied); SEC v.

Kimberly v. Morris

87 Tex. 637 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 11, 1895

The following cases support the same doctrine: The State v. Brown, 38 Ohio St., 344 ; The State v. Francis, 95 Mo., 44 ; Attorney- *639 General v. Boston, 123 Mass., 460 ; Scott v. … Bigger, 79 Va., 269 ; The People v. Board of Education, 127 Ill., 613 ; The State v. Gracey, 11 Nev., 223 ; Hyatt v. Allen, 54 Cal., 353 ; The Board v. The State, 61 Ind., 75 ; Moses v.

Reynaldo "Rey" Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., J.D. v. Texas Medical Board

Texas Supreme Court · Oct 31, 2025

Co. v. … Co. v.

Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co., Bnsf Railway Co., and Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. City of Houston, Texas and Daniel Krueger, in His Official Capacity as Director of Public Works and Engineering

59 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 512 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 1, 2016

Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the Court. Governmental immunity protects political subdivisions of the state, such as cities and their officers, from liability. Reata Const Corp. v. … Co. v.

Hidalgo v. Hidalgo

53 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 769 · Texas Supreme Court · May 28, 2010

. *889 Leila appealed on grounds that Order 3 was void under then-controlling Porter v. … Id. at 231 (quoting Fruehauf Corp. v. Carrillo, 848 S.W.2d 83, 84 (Tex.1993)).

Life Partners, Inc. v. Arnold

58 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 911 · Texas Supreme Court · May 8, 2015

Meanwhile, in State v. … See S.E.C. v.

Ford v. McBryde

45 Tex. 498 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1876

The objection by appellant Brown, that he did not borrow the money from appellee, and was not a party to the contract between him and Ford, is not worthy of serious consideration. … The proof shows, and both he and Ford swear, that they were general partners at the time in the cattle business, which, it appears from the record, was under the management and control of Ford; and Brown himself testifies

Wichita Falls State Hospital v. Taylor

46 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 494 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 6, 2003

Agency v. … In addition to protecting the State from liability, it also protects the various divisions of state government, including agencies, boards, hospitals, and universities. Lowe v. Tex.

Public Utility Commission v. City Public Service Board of San Antonio

44 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1014 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 28, 2001

See Railroad Comm’n v. Lone Star Gas Co., 844 S.W.2d 679, 686-87 (Tex.1992); Railroad Comm’n v. City of Austin, 524 S.W.2d 262, 267 (Tex.1975); Key Western Life Ins. Co. v. … State Bd. of Ins., 163 Tex. 11 , 350 S.W.2d 839, 848 (1961); Board of Ins. Comm’rs v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Tex., 142 Tex. 630 , 180 S.W.2d 906, 908 (1944). . GTE-Southwest, 901 S.W.2d at 406 ; see also Public Util.

Texas State Board of Pharmacy v. Gibson's Discount Centers, Inc.

19 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 363 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1976

The judgment of the trial court enjoined Texas State Board of Pharmacy and other defendants from enforcing Tex.Rev.Civ. … Co. v. Noble, 129 S.W.2d 321 (Tex.Civ.App.1939, no writ); Martin v. Rutherford, 153 S.W. 156 (Tex.Civ.App.1912, no writ).

Mecom v. Ford

113 Tex. 109 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 6, 1923

The case of Brown v. Reese, 69 Texas, 589 , 7 S. W., 489 , referred to in the above quotation from the case of Ewing v. … We are therefore unwilling to construe the latter case as overruling the cases of Ewing’ v. Duncan, supra, and of Brown v.

Brownwood Regional Hospital v. Eleventh Court of Appeals

39 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1046 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 12, 1996

Harper v. Cadenhead, 926 S.W.2d 588, 589 (Tex.App. … Hospital’s medical staff and Board of Trustees.

Weede v. Board of Land Commissioners of Nacogdoches County

1 Dallam 386 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1841

Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Wells

21 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 384 · Texas Supreme Court · May 17, 1978

See Lomas & Nettleton Co. v. Huckabee, 558 S.W.2d 863 (Tex.1977); American Savings & Loan Ass’n of Houston v. Musick, 531 S.W.2d 581, 588 (Tex.1975); Benson v. Wanda Petroleum Company, 468 S.W.2d 361 (Tex.1971). … Tex.R.Civ.P. 418 and 469; Bickler v. Bickler, 403 S.W.2d 354, 361 (Tex.1966); Magic Chef, Inc. v. Sibley, 546 S.W.2d 851 , (Tex.Civ.App.—San Antonio 1977, writ ref’d n. r. e.).

Stevens v. Lee

70 Tex. 279 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1888

Brown, 2 Hill, 485 .) If the value of the land had been fixed by the agreement, the recovery could be had only for that amount, with interest. (Brown’s Statute of Frauds, sec. 126; King v. Brown, supra.) … Stevens permitted Lee *282 and his family to board with her, free of charge, and that it was intended by her as a gratuity, they should not allow her estate anything for such board.

Board of Water Eng of State v. Cty of San Antonio

155 Tex. 111 · Texas Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1955

In Katz v. State, 122 Texas Crim. … Co. v. Hardy, 93 Texas 289 , 55 S.W. 169 ; State v. McCracken, 42 Texas 384 .

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board v. City of Irving

868 S.W.2d 750 · Texas Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1994

The principal issue in this case is whether the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board must comply with the local zoning ordinances adopted by the surrounding cities of Irving, Euless, and Grapevine to expand and develop … The Board asserts that the zoning ordinances are preempted by both federal law and the Texas Municipal Airports Act (“TMAA”). See Tex.Rev.Civ. StatAnn. art. 46d-14 (Vernon 1993).

Mitchell v. Dixon

140 Tex. 520 · Texas Supreme Court · Feb 10, 1943

Yett v. Cook, 115 Texas 205 — local citation 220, 281 S. W. 837 . … Brown v. State, 74 Texas crim. Rep. 108, 167 S. W. 348 . Therefore, Dixon, Dowlin and Vickery can not be heard to say that the law does not afford them adequate protection' against prosecutions under said statute.