Case law

Lynch v. Port of Houston Authority

671 S.W.2d 954 · Court of Appeals of Texas · May 24, 1984

CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice. This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted on the basis that the Appel-lees were immune from suit under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. … Bogany’s fourth point of error is that findings of the Industrial Accident Board cannot be pleaded nor offered into evidence in a suit for exemplary damages.

Bates. v. Crane County

55 S.W.2d 610 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Oct 20, 1932

Murphy, 175 Mass. 253 , 56 N.E. 283 , 78 Am.St.Rep. 487 ; State v. Rosman, 84 Mont. 207 , 274 P. 850 ; Pacific County v. Illinois, etc. Co. (D.C.) 234 F. 97 ; Board of Administrators v. McKowen, 48 La. … Co. v. City of Pensacola, 68 Fla. 357 , 67 So. 87 , Ann.Cas. 1916B, 1236; School Dist. No. 75 v. Farmers' State Bank, 182 Minn. 381 , 234 N.W. 594 ; Board of Commissioners v.

Buster v. Woody

146 S.W. 689 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Apr 6, 1912

Brown, the trial court by proper order consolidated causes 802 and 808, and ordered that the trial proceed under cause No. 802, styled John Parris v. P. S. Woody et al. J. N. … Wiggins, 16 Tex. 596 ; Mullaly v. Ivory, 30 S. W. 259 ; Caldwell v. Byrne, 30 S. W. 836 .

St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Martin

161 S.W. 405 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Nov 29, 1913

Likewise, in Railway Co. v. Hill, 95 Tex. 629 , 69 S. W. 136 , our Supreme Court, following Railway Co. v. Wood, 69 Tex. 679 , 7 S. W. 372 , and Railway Co. v. Brown, 78 Tex. 402 , 14 S. … Railway Company v. Ames, 94 S. W. 1112 ; Railway Company v. Archambault, 94 S. W. 1108 .

Hufstedler v. Board of Pensions of Presbyterian Church in U. S. A.

82 S.W.2d 1115 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Apr 3, 1935

The same character of instruments and the same questions presented here were before us in Walker v. Temple Trust Co., 60 S.W.(2d) 826 , affirmed by the Supreme Court in 80 S.W.(2d) 935 .

Young v. City of Seagoville

421 S.W.2d 485 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Nov 10, 1967

Board of Elections for Franklin County et al. v. State ex rel. Schneider, 128 Ohio St. 273 , 191 N.E. 115 , 97 A.L.R. 1417 (1934); Norris v. Town of Union City, 184 Ga. 283 , 191 S.E. 105 (1937); 12 Tex.Jur.2d 391. … City of Port Arthur, 12 S.W.2d 976 (Tex.Com.App., 1929); Crossman v. City of Galveston, 112 Tex. 303 , 247 S.W. 810 , 26 A.L.R. 1210 (1923) ; Brown Cracker & Candy Co. v. City of Dallas, 104 Tex. 290 , 137 S.

Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company v. Few

456 S.W.2d 156 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Jun 11, 1970

Magnolia Petroleum Co., 142 S.W.2d 315 (Tex.Civ.App., Beaumont, 1940, writ ref., 135 Tex. 289 , 143 S.W.2d 79 ); Brown v. … Brown v. Jones, supra.

Continental Fire & Casualty Ins. Corp. v. American Mfg. Co.

221 S.W.2d 1006 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Jun 3, 1949

Hennessy v. Automobile Owners’ Insurance Association, Tex.Com.App., 282 S.W. 791 , 46 A.L.R. 521 . … Battles v. Braniff Airways, 5 Cir., 146 F.2d 336 ; Brown & Root v. Traders & General Ins. Co., Tex. Civ.App., 135 S.W.2d 534 ; English Freight Co. v. Knox, Tex.Civ.App., 180 S.W.2d 633 ; Glenn H. McCarthy, Inc. v.

Williamson v. Lewis

346 S.W.2d 957 · Court of Appeals of Texas · May 5, 1961

The first is reported in Lewis v. Brown, Tex.Civ.App., 321 S.W.2d 313 , writ ref. n. r. e. This appeal is by Carl F. Williamson, individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of James C. … Wright v. Hays, 34 Tex. 253 ; Hudgins v. Thompson, 109 Tex. 433 , 211 S.W. 586 ; Grissom v. Anderson, 125 Tex. 26 , 79 S.W.2d 619 ; Weinert v. Cooper, Tex.Civ.App., 107 S.W.2d 593 .

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Taylor

253 S.W. 1109 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Jun 27, 1923

Caldwell v. Ill. Banker Life Ass’n (Tex. Civ. App.) 226 S. W. 746 ; Ruddock v. Detroit Life Ins. Co., 209 Mich. 638 , 177 N. W. 242 ; McCoy v. N. W. Mutual, 92 Wis. 577 , 66 N. W. 697 , 47 L. R. A. 681. … Green v. Insurance Co., 91 Iowa, 615 ; Mawhinney v. Southern Ins. Co., 98 Cal. 184 ; Hawes v. Insurance Company, 15 Atl. Rep. 915 .

Eidson v. Perry National Bank

327 S.W.2d 683 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Sep 10, 1959

Brown and Mr. Maddox came up and executed the instrument.” … Watkins Co. v.

Tompkins v. Creighton-Mcshane Oil Co.

143 S.W. 306 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Dec 12, 1911

Brown, who in turn, on December 18, 1901, conveyed to John A. Oreighton. The title thus conveyed to John A. … Thompson v. Hines, 59 Tex. 528 ; Stubblefield v. Hanson, 94 S. W. 411 .

Zane-Cetti v. City of Fort Worth

21 S.W.2d 355 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Mar 23, 1929

of said Board of Commissioners to levy said taxes." … In Brown v.

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Hawk

30 Tex. Civ. App. 142 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Jul 4, 1902

Justice Brown, in McCray v. Railway, supra, quotes with approval from Scott v. Dock Company, 3 Hurlston & Coltman, 596, as follows: “There must be reasonable evidence of negligence. … McCray v. Railway, supra.

St. Paul Insurance Co. v. McPeak

641 S.W.2d 284 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Aug 19, 1982

The case was brought to the Industrial Accident Board, but could not be resolved at that level. … Brown v. American Transfer and Storage Co., 601 S.W.2d 931, 939 (Tex.1980); Reiger v. DeWylf, 566 S.W.2d 47 (Tex.Civ.App.—Beaumont 1978, writ ref’d n.r.e.); Cantrell v.

Brooks v. Zorn

53 S.W.2d 99 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Sep 27, 1932

Subsequent to the sale, in an attempt to ratify the deed in question, the board of directors passed the resolution set out in our opinion in Brooks v. Zorn, in the middle of column 2, 24 S.W. (2d) 742, 746 . … Rep. 824 ; Aransas Pass Harbor Co. v. Manning, 94 Tex. 558 , 63 S. W. 627 ; Davis v. Irrigation Co., 103 Tex. 248 , 126 S. W. 4 ; Tenison v. Patton, 95 Tex. 284 , 67 S. w; 92; Texas Consol. C. & M. Ass’n v.

Smith v. Allbright

261 S.W. 461 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Mar 26, 1924

Allbright, instituted this suit in the district court of Brown county against appellants, Annie E. … Michael v. Crawford, 108 Tex. 352 , 193 S. W. 1070 ; Bemis v. Williams 32 Tex. Civ. App. 393 , 74 S. W. 332 ; Boyd v. Johnson (Tex. Civ. App.) 234 S. W. 235 ; Meisner v. Taylor, 56 Tex. Civ. App. 187 , 120 S. W. 1014 .

Eckert-Burton Const. Co. v. Bd. of School Trustees

51 S.W.2d 642 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Jun 9, 1932

Johnson v. First Nat’l Bank (Tex. Civ. App.) 42 S.W.(2d) 870 , par. 1; Murphy v. Dabney (Tex. Civ. App.) 208 S. W. 981 , par. 3; First National Bank of Rhome v. Cage (Tex. Civ. … App.) 32 S.W.(2d) 500 , par. 4; Oakland Motor Car Co. v. Jones (Tex. Civ. App.) 29 S.W.(2d) 861 , par. 11; Meadows & Co. v. Turner (Tex. Civ. App.) 270 S. W. 899 ; Ficke v. Foley (Tex. Civ. App.) 292 S. W. 624 .

Hall v. McClesky

228 S.W. 1004 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Jan 22, 1921

Aye v. Philadephia Co., 193 Pa. 451 , 44 Atl. 555 , 74 Am. St. Rep. 696 ; Wilmore Coal Co. v. Brown (C. C.) 147 Fed. 931, 943 , affirmed in Brown v. Wilmore Coal Co., 153 Fed. 143 , 92 C. C. A. 295 ; Derry v. … Bartley v. Phillips, supra.

AMALGAMATED TR. U., LOC. DIV. 1338 v. Dallas Pub. Tr. Bd.

430 S.W.2d 107 · Court of Appeals of Texas · May 31, 1968

Unlike the Board of Trustees created by express act of the Legislature in Bolen v. … Colonial Trust Co. v. Brown, 105 Conn. 261 , 135 A. 555 (1926); Fenn College v. Nance, 4 Ohio Misc. 183 , 210 N.E.2d 418 (1965); Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v.