Supreme Court of Texas - December 2002 Opinion Summaries

CVN GROUP, INC. v. DELGADO

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement
In refusing to foreclose mechanic's liens awarded by arbitration on the ground that evidence before the arbitrator did not establish that the liens...

IN THE INTEREST OF J. F. C., A. B. C., & M. B. C.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law
Although the trial court's charge was erroneously omitted the children's best interest as a prerequisite for termination of parental rights, Texas...

TEXAS COMMERCE BANK, N.A. v. GRIZZLE

Probate, Trusts & Estates
The court of appeals erred in concluding that a trust's exculpatory clause could not, as a matter of public policy, exonerate defendants from...

BELL v. LOW INCOME WOMEN OF TEXAS

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Certain restrictions the state's Medicaid program places on abortion funding do not discriminate on the basis of sex and are rationally related to a...

CARPENTER v. CIMARRON HYDROCARBONS CORP.

Civil Procedure
A motion for leave to file a late summary-judgment response should be granted when the nonmovant establishes good cause by showing that the failure to...

CENTEX HOMES v. BUECHER

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a new home sale, when the parties' agreement sufficiently describes the manner, performance or quality of construction, the express agreement may...

HARRIS COUNTY v. SMITH

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence case arising from a collision with a sheriff's patrol car, the trial court's error, in submitting a broad-form question on damages...

IN RE E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Plaintiffs' claims for damages from exposure to asbestos commenced, within the meaning of section 71.052(c) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies...