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JOHNSON v. ORANGE RIVER ROYALTIES, L.L.P.
Johnson, an inmate at the Mark W. Michael Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, contends that the trial court erred: (1) by granting summary judgment because it "never considered any evidence due to [Johnson] not
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
JOHNSON v. ORANGE RIVER ROYALTIES, L.L.P.
Johnson, an inmate at the Mark W. Michael Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, contends that the trial court erred: (1) by granting summary judgment because it "never considered any evidence due to [Johnson] not
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
EROS INVESTMENT, INC. v. ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS, INC.
The trial court signed an order granting summary judgment from which Eros Investment has appealed. Eros Investment and Fina entered into a contract for the sale of certain commercial real property. The property included a convenience store and retail
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
IN RE SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
In litigation between an insurance company and its insured, the trial court denied a motion to compel an appraisal. The homeowner, Michelle Neisen, contends that Southern Insurance Company waived its rights under the policy's appraisal clause by
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
CURRIE v. COUNTY
Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of the Plaintiff against Haywood County and against the deputy. Haywood County appeals, challenging the finding of liability and the amount of damages awarded against it. We affirm.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
IN RE DAMON G.
The trial court terminated the parental rights of Mother and Father on the grounds of abandonment and persistence of conditions, and upon finding that termination was in the best interests of the children. We affirm. In March 2008, Petitioners Nathan
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
STEELE v. STATE
He then ordered her to remove her clothing and proceeded to rape her. PM's assailant then inquired if she had a gun or money. She removed money from her purse and surrendered it to the man. Despite the darkness, PM was able to describe the man as black
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
Ask a real estate pro: Am I off the hook financially after a short sale?
The law affords someone who gets sued 20 days to respond to the lawsuit or face a “default.” In other words, if you don't respond to the lawsuit, you, in essence, waive your defenses, and you lose. The person suing you can then do basically whatever he
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
STATE v. GRIFFITH
He said that he had been using medication for three or four years to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but that he stopped taking his medication when his wife left him about two or three months before his arrest. He said that he had visited a
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A
Snowflake/Taylor Police Report - March 11, 2011
25 — An officer responded to the site of an accident on the unpaved section of Seventh South. The driver said she began fishtailing, over-corrected and the vehicle rolled. She was transported to Summit Healthcare by Taylor-Snowflake ambulance.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:12A