Decisions of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston
August 2007
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Appeals With Signed or Per Curiam Opinions Released August 2007
Civil and
Criminal Cases

NOTEWORTHY AUGUST 2007 OPINIONS IN CIVIL CASES

In Interest of D.H. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Guzman)(termination or parental rights,
ineffective assistance of counsel claim overruled)
Mallios v. Standard Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Mirabal)(limitations, res
judicata, collateral estoppel)
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Frost (appellate sanctions)
Lazo v. RSI International, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Fowler)(insurance policy
cancellation)
In Interest of C.L.S. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Guzman)(termination of parental
rights)
Boston Medical Group v. Ellis (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Frost)(special appearance,
medical malpractice, failed penis repair)
Pierson v. Reynolds (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Fowler)(forcible detainer, possession)
Markette v. X-Ray (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Yates)
(special appearance sustained on appeal, no personal jurisdiction)
Parker v. Walton (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 28, 2007)(Yates)(divorce, lis pendens, sanctions)
El Sabor De Mi Tierra, Inc. v. Atascocita (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 28, 2007)(corrected opinion
by Hedges)(
commercial lease)
In re Holcomb (Tex.App.- Houston [Aug. 28, 2007)(per curiam)(mandamus against JP denied)
Lone Star Heating Treating Co., Ltd. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug.
23, 2007)(Seymore)(
insurance law, coverage dispute, exclusion, BoC, attorney's fees)
Solutioneers Consulting, LTD. v. Gulf Greyhound Partners, LTD (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug 23,
2007)(Yates)(fraud, BoC, excuse)
Thomas v. Thomas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 23, 2007)(Seymore)(bill of review denied,
divorce, nonmarital child)
Aldridge v. Avara (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21, 2007)(Yates)
(breach of contract, sale of motor home)
El Sabor De Mi Tierra, Inc. v. Atascocita/Boone JV (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21,
2007)(Hedges)(
commercial lease, landlord-tenant, affidavit)
Halla v. Halla (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21, 2007)(Hedges)
(
SAPCR, MTM, mediated settlement agreement)
Goss v. Kellogg Brown and Root, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Edelman)(personal
injury, industrial accident, explosion)
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost  
Melasky as GAL v. City of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Yates)
(
guardian attorney ad litem fee, law of the case, minors, remand, scope of mandate)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Bosch v. Provident American Life and Health Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16,
2007)(Hedges) (
insurance coverage denial, policy cancellation, multiple appeals, remand, law of the
case)
Tx Dep't of Public Safety v. Grisham (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Seymore)(TTCA,
sovereign immunity, plea to the jurisdiction)
Beatty v. Holmes (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Seymore) (probate law, right to
survivorship, securities)
Holmes v. Holmes (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Seymore)
(probate law, spouses, right to survivorship)
In the Matter of T.A.W. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007)(Edelman)(juvenile proceeding, sex
assault, jurisdiction, offender's age)
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost
Adair v. Veritas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Sep. 27, 2007)(substitute opinion by Frost)
Adair v. Veritas DGC Land, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.} Aug. 9, 2007)(superseded opinion by
Fowler)(seismic survey damage alleged, summary judgment affirmed, motion for continuance)
Henrixson v. U-Haul Co. of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007)(Hudson)
(negligence, injury by truck, summary judgment reversed, material fact issues)
Green v. Quality Dialysis One LP (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 7, 2007)(Anderson)
(
employment law, contract, discovery prior to summary judgment)
Choice Acquisition No. Two Inc. v. Noesi (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 7, 2007)(Guzman)
(
real estate law, title dispute, apartment complex)
Lentino MD v. Frost National Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 2, 2007)(Anderson)(bill of review)
In re Thomas Neveu (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 2, 2007)(per curiam)


DETAILS FOR CASE DECIDED BY THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF
APPEALS IN AUGUST 2007

August 30, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Anderson v. Dwight (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007) (no opinion available)
AFFIRMED: (Before )
14-05-01286-CV Helen Anderson, Et Al v. Reverend Dwight E. Matthews
Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County

In Interest of D.H. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Guzman)(termination or parental rights,
ineffective assistance of counsel claim overruled)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-06-00187-CV In the Interest of D.H., A.L., J.L.C., and C.C.
Appeal from 300th District Court of Brazoria County (Judge K. Randall Hufstetler)

Mallios v. Standard Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Mirabal)(limitations, res
judicata, collateral estoppel)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Mirabal
Before Judge Amidei, Justices Anderson, Frost and Mirabal
14-06-00294-CV Chris Mallios v. Standard Insurance Company, Et Al
Appeal from 122nd District Court of Galveston County (Hon. John A. Ellisor JR.)
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Frost (appellate sanctions)

Lazo v. RSI International, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Fowler)
(
insurance policy cancellation)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Seymore
14-06-00432-CV Kelvyn and Susana Lazo, Individualy, and d/b/a Lazo's Custom Woodwork and Pablo
Abello, Individually and d/b/a Pablo Abello Insurance Agency v. RSI International, Inc. and St. Paul
Reinsurance Company, Ltd.--Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Tony Lindsay)

In Interest of C.L.S. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Guzman)(termination of parental
rights)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-06-00762-CV In the Interest of C.L.S
Appeal from 300th District Court of Brazoria County (Hon. Robert May)

Boston Medical Group v. Ellis (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Frost)(special appearance,
medical malpractice, failed penis repair)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-06-00801-CV Boston Medical Group v. Mark Ellis
Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Kenneth Price Wise)

Pierson v. Reynolds (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Fowler)(eviction forcible detainer,
possession)
VACATED AND DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost
14-06-01023-CV Virginia Pierson v. Theresa Reynolds
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County (
Roberta Anne Lloyd)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-06-01059-CV Luis Rey Flores v. Patricia Flores--Appeal from County Court at Law of Waller County

Markette v. X-Ray (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 30, 2007)(Yates)
(special appearance sustained on appeal,
no personal jurisdiction)
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-07-00146-CV Robert P. Markette, Jr. and Gilliland & Caudill, L.L.P v. X-Ray X-Press
Corporation--Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Elizabeth Ray)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Guzman)
14-07-00302-CV Mark Hammerle v. Elsa Longoria Hammerle
Appeal from 300th District Court of Brazoria County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Guzman)
14-07-00305-CV Robert Combre v. Bank of America, N.A (USA)
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Guzman)
14-07-00419-CV Lambert's Trash Hauling, Inc. and Paul C. Lambert v. Financial Federal Credit,
Inc.--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00436-CV Elaine Tao v. Exquisite Dental Technology, Inc.
Appeal from 133rd District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Frost)
14-07-00658-CV In Re: Kirby Scranton
Appeal from
310th District Court of Harris County

August 28, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Parker v. Walton (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 28, 2007)(Yates)(divorce, lis pendens, sanctions)
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-06-00095-CV Mary Ann Parker v. Sheryl King Walton
Appeal from County Court No. 3 of Galveston County (Hon. Roy M. Quintanilla)

El Sabor De Mi Tierra, Inc. v. Atascocita (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 28, 2007)(corrected opinion
by Hedges)(
commercial lease)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman
14-06-00652-CV El Sabor De Mi Tierra, Inc. d/b/a El Sabor De Mexico v. Atascocita/Boone JV, Houston
Real Estate Group, Inc. and Sherry Harber
Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County (
Judge Samuel Grant Dorfman)

In re Holcomb (Tex.App.- Houston [Aug. 28, 2007)(per curiam)
[mandamus against JP denied]
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00708-CV In Re: Curtis Holcomb and Donna Holcomb
Appeal from County Court at Law No 1 of Galveston County (Hon. Mary Nell Crapitto)

August 23, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Lone Star Heating Treating Co., Ltd. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug.
23, 2007)(Seymore)(
insurance law, coverage dispute, exclusion, BoC, attorney's fees)
REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART AND REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Seymore
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Seymore
14-06-00028-CV Lone Star Heating Treating Co., LTD v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Elizabeth Ray)

Solutioneers Consulting, LTD. v. Gulf Greyhound Partners, LTD (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug 23,
2007)(Yates)(fraud, BoC, excuse)
AFFIRMED IN PART/REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Frost and Seymore
14-06-00032-CV Solutioneers Consulting, LTD., Tom Haynes and T&S Haynes Enterprises, LLC D/B/A
Mission Control v. Gulf Greyhound Partners, LTD--Appeal from 56th District Court of Galveston County
(Hon. Lonnie Cox)

Thomas v. Thomas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 23, 2007)(Seymore)(bill of review denied,
divorce, nonmarital child)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-06-00069-CV William Robert Thomas v. Patricia Russell Thomas
Appeal from 245th District Court of Harris County (
Judge G. Annette Galik)

August 21, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Aldridge v. Avara (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21, 2007)(Yates)
(breach of contract, sale of motor home)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Frost
14-05-01283-CV Josephine Aldridge v. Jerry R. Avara
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (
Roberta Anne Lloyd)

El Sabor De Mi Tierra, Inc. v. Atascocita/Boone JV (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21,
2007)(Hedges)(
commercial lease, landlord-tenant relationship, affidavit)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Seymore
14-06-00652-CV El Sabor De Mi Tierra, Inc. d/b/a El Sabor De Mexico v. Atascocita/Boone JV, Houston
Real Estate Group, Inc. and Sherry Harber
Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County (
Samuel Grant Dorfman)

Halla v. Halla (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21, 2007)(Hedges)
(
SAPCR, MTM, mediated settlement agreement)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-01126-CV Keith James Halla v. Dina Marie Halla
Appeal from 306th District Court of Galveston County (Janis Louise Yarbrough)  

Methodist Health Center  v. Thomas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 21, 2007)(Hedges)
(no opinion available online)
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Edelman
14-07-00085-CV Methodist Health Center d/b/a Methodist Sugar Land Hospital ("Methodist") v. Gene
Thomas & Carolyn Thomas
Appeal from 400th District Court of Fort Bend County (Judge Clifford J. Vacek)

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore
14-07-00588-CV In Re: Joseph Gerald Van Orden
Appeal from County Court of Galveston County (no judge shown)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Seymore)
14-07-00608-CV In Re: Richard Baggett--Appeal from 179th District Court of Harris County

August 16, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Goss v. Kellogg Brown and Root, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Edelman)(personal
injury, industrial accident, explosion) (
case with separate concurring opinion)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Anderson, Edelman and Frost)
14-05-00050-CV Armon Alan Goss and Theresa Ann Goss, Bryan Hall, Carol Hall , sean Hall, Shane
Hall, Roby G. Plemons, Karne Plemons, Jessica Plemons, Jeffery C. Kuper, Diane Kuper, Sarah Kuper,
Erin Kuperl & Pacific Employers Ins. Co. v. Kellogg Brown and Root Inc., individually and as successor in
interest to the M.W. Kellogg Company
Appeal from 215th District Court of Harris County (
Judge Levi James Benton)
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost  

Broussard v. Knox (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Anderson) (breach of ommercial lease,
landlord-tenant,
DTPA)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)
14-06-00225-CV Joseph H. Broussard d/b/a The Billiard Emporium v. Myrtle A. Knox d/b/a Mainland
Plaza Shopping Center, Knox's Interest's, Et Al, Attorney James C. Daniels, James C. Daniels, PC., Et
Al--Appeal from 10th District Court of Galveston County (Hon. David Edward Garner)

Melasky as GAL v. City of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Yates)
(
guardian attorney ad litem fee, law of the case, minors, remand, scope of mandate)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-06-00386-CV David Melasky as Guadian Ad Litem v. City of Houston
Appeal from
80th District Court of Harris County (no judge shown on docket sheet)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost)
14-06-00603-CV Micheal Cooke and All Occupants v. Terry Mitchell
Appeal from County Court No. 3 of Galveston County

Bosch v. Provident American Life and Health Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16,
2007)(Hedges) (
insurance coverage denial, policy cancellation, multiple appeals, remand, law of the
case)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00694-CV Yigal Bosch v. Provident American Life and Health Insurance Company
Appeal from
113th District Court of Harris County (name of judge not shown on docket)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00851-CV Kenneth Ramsey v. Rebecca Ramsey
Appeal from
310th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-06-00920-CV K-2, Inc. F/K/A Anthony Industries D/B/A Simplex Products Division and Finestone, Et Al
v. Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Et Al
Appeal from
133rd District Court of Harris County

Tx Dep't of Public Safety v. Grisham (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 16, 2007)(Seymore)(TTCA,
sovereign immunity, plea to the jurisdiction)
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman)
14-06-01053-CV Texas Department of Public Safety v. Robert E. Grisham, Individually and as next of
friend of Robert T. Grisham--Appeal from 25th District Court of Colorado County (Hon. Dwight E. Peschel)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00156-CV Soila E. Flores v. Mary H. Flores
Appeal from
County Civil Court at Law No 1 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Guzman)
14-07-00368-CV Noble Charities Foundation I, L.P., Charles Myers, James Rebel, F/K/A James Gay,
Newport Services, LP., Noble Charities Foundation Richmond, LP, Hows Group LLC, Master Holding
Company LTD., London Service, LP and Roman Services, LLC v. KNA Partners, Et Al
Appeal from
165th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00389-CV Elaine Tao v. Exquisite Dental Techonology, Inc.
Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00492-CV Kenneth L. Scurry v. Vickey E. White--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 3 of Harris
County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Frost)
14-07-00519-CV Tam Nguyen v. Discover Bank--Appeal from County Court No. 3 of Galveston County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-07-00536-CV In Re; Tomasa Lopez and Baudelio Lopez
Appeal from
152nd District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-07-00612-CV In Re: Trish Calloway
Appeal from
113th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Patricia Ann Hancock)  

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-07-00633-CV In Re: Jon A. Marshall
Appeal from
County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
14-07-00646-CV In Re: R. Wayne Johnson-
Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Martha Hill Jamison)

August 14, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Beatty v. Holmes (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Seymore)
(
probate law, right to survivorship, securities)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Hudson, Fowler and Seymore)
14-03-00663-CV Douglas G. Beatty, individually and Independent Executor of the Estate of Kathyrn V.
Holmes, Deceased v. Harry Holmes, II,Individually and Independent Executor of the Estate of Thomas J.
Holmes, Sr., Deceased and as Trustee of Any Trust Named as a Legatee in the Will of Thomas J.
Holmes, Sr., Deceased--Appeal from Probate Court No 1 of Harris County

Holmes v. Holmes (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Seymore)
(probate law, spouses, right to survivorship)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Seymore
(Before Justices Hudson, Fowler and Seymore)
14-05-00474-CV Harry Holmes, individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of Thomas J.
Holmes, Deceased, and as Trustee of any trust named as a legatee in the will of Thomas J. Holmes, SR.,
Deceased v. Douglas G. Beatty, individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of Kathryn V.
Holmes, Deceased--Appeal from Probate Court No 1 of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore)
14-07-00538-CV In Re: Thomas P. Hayes, IV--Appeal from
281st District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Frost)
14-07-00651-CV In Re: Ronald Wayne Bunton--Appeal from 232nd District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler, Seymore and Guzman)
14-07-00653-CV In Re: Calvin D. Wells d/b/a/ Wells & Son Roofing Company
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 1 of Harris County

August 9, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

In the Matter of T.A.W. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007)(Edelman)
(
juvenile proceeding, sex assault, jurisdiction, offender's age)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Anderson, Edelman and Frost)
14-05-00554-CV        In the Matter of T.A.W.--Appeal from 314th District Court of Harris County
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost

Adair v. Veritas (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Sep. 27, 2007)(substitute opinion by Frost)
Adair v. Veritas DGC Land, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007)(superseded opinion by
Fowler)(seismic survey damage alleged, summary judgment affirmed, motion for continuance)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Fowler
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman)
14-06-00254-CV        Sandra Adair, Et Al v. Veritas DGC Land, Inc.
Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County (
Hon. Susan Elizabeth Criss)

Henrixson v. U-Haul Co. of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 9, 2007)(Hudson)
(
negligence, injury by truck, summary judgment reversed, material fact issues)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00928-CV        Noah Eugene Hendrixson v. U-Haul Co. of Houston
Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County (
Hon. Patricia Ann Hancock)

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-07-00599-CV        In Re: David Edwards--
Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County

August 7, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Chicago Title Ins. Co. v. Home Loan Corp. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 7, 2007)(Edelman)
(opinions not available online)
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-04-01059-CV        Chicago Title Insurance Company v. Home Loan Corporation d/b/a Expanded
Mortgage Credit--Appeal from
215th District Court of Harris County

Green v. Quality Dialysis One LP (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 7, 2007)(Anderson)
(
employment law, contract, discovery prior to summary judgment)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson)
14-05-01247-CV        Shawn D. Green v. Quality Dialysis One LP, d/b/a Quality Dialysis, QDI
Management, LLC--Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County (Judge Thomas Ralph Culver)

Choice Acquisition No. Two Inc. v. Noesi (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 7, 2007)(Guzman)
(
real estate law, title dispute, apartment complex)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-06-00973-CV        Choice Acquisitions No. Two Inc. and Lior Avni v. Hector Noesi & Josefina
Alcantar--Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County (
Judge Tracy Kee Christopher)

August 3, 2007

Civil Causes Decided

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman)
14-07-00623-CV        In Re: Johnny Paul Rivers--Appeal from of County

Criminal Causes Decided: None

August 2, 2007

Civil Causes Decided:

Lentino MD v. Frost National Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 2, 2007)(Anderson)(bill of review)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Edelman
14-05-01179-CV        Eduardo P. Lentino M.D., Individually, Eduardo P. Lentino, M.D. Assignee of Jorge
A. Lentino, M.D. and Marta A. Lentino v. Frost National Bank , F/K/A/ Cullen Center Bank and
Trust--Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County (
Judge David J. Bernal)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00326-CV        Lorenzo M. Rodriguez and Isabel Rodriguez, Individually and as Distributees of the
Estate of Evaristo C. Rodriguez, Deceased v. Lifecare Corporation d/b/a Benner Healthcare
Center--Appeal from
270th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman)
14-07-00425-CV        Lee Hernandez v. Tracy Lawrence
Appeal from
113th District Court of Harris County

In re Thomas Neveu (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 2, 2007)(per curiam)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Justices Anderson, Fowler and Frost
14-07-00589-CV        In re: Thomas Neveu, Jr
Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore)
 
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First Court of Appeals
Texas Supreme Court
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