Supreme Court of Texas
IN RE THE PRUDENTIAL INS. CO., 02-0690
Denial of defendant's motion to quash plaintiff's demand of a jury trial, supposedly waived in a prior written agreement, is reversed where there is a compelling public policy reason to enforce legal agreements freely made.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/02/2003
- Decided 09/03/2004
- Published 09/03/2004
Judges
- Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice OWEN, Justice SMITH, Justice WAINWRIGHT, and Justice BRISTER joined.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Gino John Rossini, John A. Mackintosh Jr., G. Luke Ashley and Camille Knight, Thompson & Knight, L.L.P., Dallas, for Relators.
- For Appellees:
- Luke Madole, Russell F. Nelms, Dena Jean Denooyer, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, for Respondents.