Supreme Court of Texas - March 2006 Opinion Summaries

Tesco Am., Inc. v. Strong Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
A judgment denying a motion for rehearing and for disqualification in an appeal is reversed where the opinion at issue was authored by a justice who...

In re Vesta Ins. Group, Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Tortious interference with contract claims between a signatory to an arbitration agreement and agents or affiliates of the other signatory arise more...

Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
If a voir dire includes a preview of the evidence, a trial court does not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow questions that seek to determine...

In re Dillard Dep't Stores, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A petition for writ of mandamus brought by an employer, department store, seeking to compel arbitration of a retaliatory discharge claim filed by a...

City of White Settlement v. Super Wash, Inc.

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Court of appeals' reversal of summary judgment for a municipality in a car wash business's suit seeking to estop it from enforcing a zoning ordinance...

Marshall v. Hous. Auth. of the City of San Antonio

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A tenant may appeal from an adverse judgment in a forcible detainer action without posting a supersedeas bond. Further, a forcible detainer action is...