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Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Chief Justice Adele Hedges
Justice John Anderson
Justice Richard Edelman
Justice Bill Boyce
Justice Wanda Fowler
Justice Eva M. Guzman
Justice J. Harvey Hudson
Justice Jeff Brown
Justice Charles W. Seymore
Justice Kem Thompson Frost
Justice Leslie Brock Yates

First Court of Appeals

Chief Justice Sherry Radack
Justice Tim Taft
Justice Sam Nuchia
Justice Terry Jennings
Justice Evelyn Keyes
Justice Elsa Alcala  
Justice
George C. Hanks, Jr.
Justice Laura Carter Higley
Justice Jane Bland

Recent Opinions by Justice John S. Anderson
in Civil Appeals
Also see ---> 2008 Civil Appellate Opinions by Justice Anderson

In re Bishop (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 4, 2010)(Anderson)
(
habeas corpus, child support comtempt order, revocation of suspension, void orders)
Because both the contempt order and revocation orders are void, we grant relator’s petition for writ
of habeas corpus, order relator released from the bond set by this court on November 24, 2009, and
order relator discharged from custody.
MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Anderson     
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Boyce    
14-09-00990-CV  In Re Jason Paul Bishop    
Appeal from 306th District Court of Galveston County
Trial Court Judge: Janis Louise Yarbrough  

LJ Charter, LLC  v. Air America Jet Charter, Inc. (pdf)(Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 15, 2009)
(Anderson)(
one satisfaction rule double recovery for a single injury, application of settlement credits)
(
unjust enrichment)
We affirm the trial court’s judgment in favor of Air America on Air America’s breach of contract cause of action based
on the Agreement.  Having sustained part of appellants’ first issue on appeal and Air America’s second and third
cross-points on appeal, we modify the judgment as follows:  (1) Air America’s recovery for breach of joint venture
fiduciary duty is deleted as a violation of the One Satisfaction Rule; (2) Air America shall recover $5,980.00 from
Charles N. “Trey” Schwarz, III for breach of the oral agreement to pay for air charter services; and (3) LJ Charter, L.L.
C., Charles N. “Buzzy” Schwarz, Jr., and Charles N. “Trey” Schwarz, III, shall be jointly and severally liable for Air
America’s common law fraud damages.  Having modified the judgment, we affirm the judgment as modified.
  
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED: Opinion by
Justice Anderson   
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Boyce  
14-08-00534-CV  LJ Charter, LLC C.N. Schwarz, III, R & S Aircraft Investments, LLC, CNS Ventures,
LLC, and Starflite Management Group, Inc. v. Air America Jet Charter, Inc.  
Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Elizabeth Ray    

2900 Smith, Ltd v. Constellation Newenergy, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 5, 2009)
(Anderson) (
sworn account suit, electricity service, dispute over amount due, findings of facts not
filed before judge left bench, abatement for successor judge to make findings)
AFFIRMED IN PART DISMISSED IN PART: Opinion by
Justice Anderson    
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore  
14-08-00061-CV  2900 Smith, Limited and Katie Pham v. Constellation Newenergy, Inc.   
Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge:
Jennifer Elrod Walker

In Re Guilbot (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 3, 2009)(Anderson)(motion to recuse trial judge)   
(
Judge Wood did not have the option of denying the motion to recuse as untimely).
MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Anderson  
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Boyce    
14-09-00595-CV        In Re Miguel Angel Gonzales Guilbot    
Appeal from
Probate Court No 2 of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Michael James Wood  

Also see ---> 2009 Opinions by Justice John Anderson in Civil Appeals
OPINION OUTPUT: In FY 2008-09 Justice Anderson wrote 55 signed opinions on the merits, 69 per
curiam opinions, and five other opinions, for a total of 129. Among the latter were two dissenting
opinions. The 9-member Court as a whole handed down 1,199 opinions over the course of the 12-
month period, 655 of which were released "for publication."  
Also see ---> 2008 Opinions by Justice John Anderson in Civil Appeals
Also see ---> 2007 Civil Appellate Opinions by Justice John Anderson
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1st and 14th Court of Appeals

Justice Alcala, Elsa
Justice Anderson, John
Justice Bland, Jane
Justice Brown, Jeff
Justice Boyce, William (Bill)  
Justice Edelman, Richard (former)
Justice Fowler, Wanda (former)
Justice Frost, Kem Thompson
Justice Guzman, Eva
Justice Hanks, George C., Jr.
Chief Justice Hedges, Adele
Justice Higley, Laura Carter
Justice Hudson, Harvey J. (former)
Justice Jennings, Terry
Justice Keyes, Evelyn
Justice Nuchia, Sam (former)
Chief Justice Radack, Sherry
Justice Seymore, Charles
Justice Sharp, Jim
Justice Sullivan, Kent
Justice Taft, Timothy (Tim)(former)
Justice Yates, Leslie Brock

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