Case law

Ben C. Jones & Co. v. Gammel-Statesman Publishing Co.

100 Tex. 320 · Texas Supreme Court · Feb 6, 1907

BROWN, Associate Justice. On July 11, 1904, Ben C. … Law, p. 790 (bb), p. 791 (dd) ; Cromwell v. County of Sac, 94 U. S., 351 ; Howe v. Harding, 84 Texas, 74 ; Menges v. Milton Piano Co., 70 S. W. Rep., 250 ; Davis v. Brown, 36 S. W. Rep., 540 .)

Wentworth v. Meyer

35 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1137 · Texas Supreme Court · Sep 16, 1992

Brown v. Meyer, 787 S.W.2d 42 (Tex.1990). This rule is particularly important where, as here, the language is susceptible of varied interpretations. In Dawkins v. … See generally Rowe v. Tuck, 149 Ga. 88 , 99 S.E. 303 (1919) (statute prohibiting simultaneous service in municipal offices); State ex rel. Childs v.

Robinson v. Hill

17 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 235 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 13, 1974

See Board of Man. of Harris Co. Hosp. Dist. v. Pension Bd., Tex.Sup., 449 S.W.2d 33 ; Smith v. Davis, Tex.Sup., 426 S.W.2d 827 ; Rodriguez v. Gonzales, 148 Tex. 537 , 227 S.W.2d 791 , and authorities there cited. … See Brown v. City of Galveston, 97 Tex. 1 , 75 S.W. 488 .

Greathouse v. Martin

100 Tex. 99 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1906

(Hill v. Allison, 51 Texas, 390 ; Willis v. Hudson, 63 Texas, 678 .) In Willis v. … (Funk v. Proctor, 61 S. W. Rep., 286 ; Willett v. Rich, 142 Mass., 356 .)

Anderson County Road District No. 8 v. Pollard

116 Tex. 547 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 4, 1927

After the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Browning v. … Tom Green County v. Moody, 289 S. W., 381 ; Browning v. Hooper, 269 U. S., 396 ; Valley Farms Co. v. Westchester, 261 U. S., 155 ; Hancock v. Muskogee, 250 U. S., 454 ; Withnell v. Construction Co., 249 U.

Alphine Telephone Corp. v. McCall

143 Tex. 335 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 15, 1944

City of Brownwood v. Brown Tel & *339 Tel. Co., 106 Texas 114 , 157 S. W. 1163 ; Athens Telephone Co. v. City of Athens (Civ. App.), 163 S. W. 371 (writ refused) ; Athens Telephone Co. v. City of Athens (Civ. … Co. v. Seelig, 104 Texas 16 , 133 S. W. 429 . Valid ordinances of a municipal corporation must be, observed, and a violation thereof constitutes negligence per se. Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Brown, 11 Texas Civ.

American Construction Co. v. Seilig

104 Tex. 16 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 4, 1911

Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. George W. … Stephenson v. Bay City, 26 Mich., 44 . The word, ordinance, means something more than a verbal motion subsequently reduced to writing by a clerk or secretary of the local board. Vanderbeck v. Ridgewood, 50 M. J.

in Re State Board for Educator Certification

Texas Supreme Court · Dec 23, 2014

Butnaru v. Ford Motor Co., 84 S.W.3d 198, 204 (Tex. 2002). A trial court abuses its discretion if it acts without reference to guiding rules and principles. Downer v. … Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839 (Tex. 1992).

H. Seeligson & Co. v. Hobby

2 Tex. L. R. 712 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1884

Brown, 54 Texas, 338 ; and Strange vs. H. & T. C. R’y, 53 Texas, 169 ; Iglehart vs. Moore, 21 Texas, 502 ; Le Gierse vs. Moore, 59, Texas, 471.

Transport Insurance Company v. Polk

9 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 287 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 16, 1966

Exchange v. Industrial Accident Comm., 84 Cal.App.2d 417 , 190 P.2d 990 (1948); Oolite Rock Co. v. Deese, 134 So.2d 241 (Fla.Sup.Ct.1961); Brinson v. … Southeastern Utilities Service Co., 72 So.2d 37 (Fla.Sup.Ct.1954); Brown v. Dennis, 114 So.2d 335 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1959); Crunkleton Electric Co. v. Barkdoll, 227 Md. 364 , 177 A.2d 252 (1962); Collins v.

Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company v. Evans

15 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 217 · Texas Supreme Court · Mar 1, 1972

Brown v. Gulf Television Company, 157 Tex. 607 , 306 S.W.2d 706 (1957). The courts below relied upon International Travelers’ Ass’n v. … Worth Board of Trade v. Cooke, supra, as well as the dicta in the other three cases upon which Fidelity relies.

Corzelius v. Harrell

143 Tex. 509 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 4, 1945

This Court granted a writ of error on account of the holding of this Court in the case of Board of Water Engineers v. McKnight, supra. The Articles of our Statutes involved in the case of Board of Water Engineers v. … This Court in the opinion rendered in Board of Water Engineers v.

In Re Continental Airlines, Inc.

42 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 147 · Texas Supreme Court · Sep 24, 1998

The plaintiff in Burton , a member of the Texas Optometry Board, sought a judgment declaring the board’s interpretive ruling void, and temporary and permanent injunctions to restrain enforcement of the ruling. … Brown v. Gulf Television Co., 306 S.W.2d 706, 709 (Tex.1957) (emphasis added). As Fort Worth asserts, its pleadings do not ask for and would not support a permanent injunction.

The El Paso Education Initiative, Inc., D/B/A Burnham Wood Charter School v. Amex Properties, LLC

Texas Supreme Court · May 22, 2020

Redus, ___ S.W.3d ___, ___ (Tex. 2020) (citing Brown & Gay Eng’g v. … See Brown & Gay Eng’g, Inc. v.

Lafield v. Maryland Casualty Co.

119 Tex. 466 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 26, 1930

In Bradley v. … Again, the Court, through Chief Justice Brown, said: “It is the policy of the Legislature and of the courts to construe liberally all provisions of the statute so as to secure the right of appeal.” Hamill v.

Slater v. Ellis County Levee Improvement District No. 9

120 Tex. 272 · Texas Supreme Court · Apr 1, 1931

McCulloch, v. Maryland, 4 Wheat., 316 , 4 L. Ed., 579 ; State v. Board of Com’rs. of Marion County, 170 Ind., 595 , 82 N. E., 482 ; Judy v. Beckwith, 137 Iowa, 24 , 114 N. W., 565 , 15 L. R. A. (N. S.) 142; North Mo. R. … As said in McCulloch v.

Freeman v. Freeman

160 Tex. 148 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 29, 1959

Poth v. Roosth, 146 Texas 7 , 202 S.W. 2d 442, 448 . In Browning v. … State v. Ferguson, supra; Cline v. Niblo, supra; State Board of Insurance v. Betts, supra. They are not void when rendered in violation of statutory provision which is merely directory, Simmons v.

Southwest Weather Research, Inc. v. Jones

160 Tex. 104 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 8, 1959

Brown v. Gulf Television Company, 157 Texas 607 , 306 S.W. 2d 706 affords an example of this type of suit. The television tower there complained of was erected upon land owned by the company. … Justice Brown, writing for this Court in Knight v.

Price v. Price

30 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 510 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 24, 1987

Crabb, 281 N.W.2d 616 (Iowa 1979); Brown v. Gosser, 262 S.W.2d 480 (Ky.1953); MacDonald v. MacDonald, 412 A.2d 71 (Me.1980); Boblitz v. … Boblitz, 296 Md. 242 , 462 A.2d 506 (1983) (rule abrogated as to vehicular torts); Brown v. Brown, 381 Mass. 231 , 409 N.E.2d 717 (1980); Hosko v. Hosko, 385 Mich. 39 , 187 N.W.2d 236 (1971); Beadette v.

Central Education Agency v. Independent School District

152 Tex. 56 · Texas Supreme Court · Jan 14, 1953

Consolidated Underwriters v. Kirby Lumber Co., Tex. Com. App., 267 S.W. 703 ; State v. Parker, 61 Texas 265 ; Gunter v. Texas, etc. Co., 82 Texas 496 , 17 S.W. 840 ; Bitter v. Bexar County, Tex. Com. … App., 11 S.W. 2d 163 ; Doeppenschmidt v. International & G. N. R. Co., 100 Texas 532 , 101 S.W. 1080 ; Dellinger v. State, 115 Texas Cr. R. 480, 28 S.W. 2d 537 ; Davis v. State, 88 Texas Cr.