Gustav, thankfully, wasn’t as bad as feared. He was plenty bad enough, especially in Louisiana and Mississippi. Texas has been spared the brunt. Still, I’m…
Author: admin
On July 25th, the Supreme Court of Texas issued five identical decisions indicating that it would hold off on deciding the constitutionality of a provision…
Twenty two decisions today out of the Supreme Court of Texas. None in Tyler cases. There was, however, a case involving a Brookshire’s employee out of the Texarkana…
Mor3ris v. State (Unpublished Memo): Intoxication manslaughter conviction affirmed. Morris and his passenger left the El Greco club in Kilgore at 12:30 a.m. They headed towards Tyler on…
DeGrate v. Executive Imprints (Published) No evidence summary judgment affirmed in negligence and design defect case over exploding candle. The precedential value of this case is…
Thomas v. Bobby D. Associates (Published Memo): $49,000 in fees for a $7,000 recovery is excessive. The Tyler court orders a $24,000 remittitur. This is a collections case. …
In the interest of A.T.S. and M.D.S. (Published Memo): Termination of parental rights with another constitutional challenge to the Family Code’s indigent parent provisions. The…
Morales v. Dougherty and Mabe, dba Top Gun Trucking (Published Memo): Here’s one for the personal injury practitioners. Truck wreck case upholding the submission of a sudden emergency…
Chapman v. TDCJ-ID (Published Memo): An inmate on a work detail fell from a ladder. He sues, alleging improper supervision, and a defect in the ladder…
Tyler v. Crawford (Published Memo): Under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1, the court reporter’s ten day deadline to challenge a party’s affidavit of inability to pay…