Supreme Court of Texas - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

Young v. Qualls

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit brought by respondent for breach of a partnership agreement after petitioner instructed respondent to vacate the property they were...

City of San Antonio v. Ytuarte

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a police pursuit case brought by a bystander injured in a crash at the conclusion of a police chase, denial of summary judgment for defendant-city...

In re Bexar County Criminal Dist. Attorney's Office

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
The work-product privilege protects prosecutors from testifying in a malicious prosecution suit despite the fact that they already released the...

State of Texas v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a suit brought by the Texas Department of Transportation claiming that respondent-insurer had failed to perform under its performance bond covering...

Equistar Chems., L.P. v. Dresser-Rand Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In an action arising out of the failure of certain gas compressors sold by respondent to petitioner, a court of appeals' judgment remanding the matter...

Seagull Energy E&P, Inc. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
The statute that grants the Railroad Commission authority to regulate production of commingled oil and/or gas deposits includes the authority to...