| Opinions by Justices of the Houston Courts of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Chief Justice Adele Hedges Briefing attorneys: Marie Jamison, Chris Kruger Justice John Anderson Justice Bill Boyce Justice Jeff Brown Justice Richard Edelman (2007) Justice Wanda Fowler Justice Eva M. Guzman Justice J. Harvey Hudson (2007) 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 (2008) Justice Terry Jennings Justice Evelyn Keyes Justice Elsa Alcala Justice George C. Hanks, Jr. Justice Laura Carter Higley Justice Jane Bland Houston Trial Court Judges Houston Opinions Home Page |
2007 OPINIONS BY CHIEF JUSTICE HEDGES IN CIVIL APPEALS Also see --> Most recent civil appellate opinions by Chief Hedges Fedgess Shopping Centers, Ltd. v. MNC SSP, Inc. (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 18, 2007)(Hedges) (real estate law, escrow funds) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-07-00211-CV Fedgess Shopping Centers, Ltd. v. MNC SSP, Inc.; MNC MCT, Inc.; MNC Memorial City Terrace, L.P.; and MNC Spring Shadows Place, L.P. Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Jennifer Elrod Walker) Supermercado Teloloapan, Inc. v. City of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 18, 2007)(Hedges)(government entities, regulation, declaratory judgment, UDJA) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges, Dissenting Opinion by Justice Edelman Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman 14-06-00472-CV Supermercado Teloloapan, Inc. d/b/a Teloloapan Meat Market v. City of Houston Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Kent Sullivan) Justice Edelman dissented in Supermercado Teloloapan, Inc. v. City of Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 18, 2007)(Dissenting Opinion by Justice Edelman) (exhaustion of administrative remedies, exclusive jurisdiction doctrine) Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Hadley Medical Clinic (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 13, 2007)(Hedges) (personal injury settlement, PI-auto, third-party beneficiary, quasi - estoppel) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-06-00436-CV Allstate Indemnity Company and Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Hadley Medical Clinic, Hampton Medical Clinic, Imperial Valley Medical Clinic, and Southwest Houston Physician Center Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 1 of Harris County (R. Jack Cagle) Looper v. HCCS (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 29, 2007)(Hedges)(public employment, breach of contract, defamation, IIED, whistleblower act) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Frost 14-07-00040-CV Stan H. Looper and Cynthia M. Scott v. Houston Community College System, Bruce Leslie, Diana Castillo, and Reynaldo Garay Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Hon. Ken P. Wise) Galveston ISD v. Jaco (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Hedges)(public employment, ILA dismissed DWOJ, defendant's arguments not jurisdictional, cannot be appealed in interlocutory appeal) DISMISSED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-07-00313-CV Galveston Independent School District v. Brent Jaco Appeal from 56th District Court of Galveston County (Hon. Lonnie Cox) Smith v. TDCJ (Tex.App.- Houston -14th Dist.] Nov. 6, 2007)(Hedges)(governmental entity law, wrongful death, electrocuted inmate, TTCA, sovereign immunity bars claim) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-07-00064-CV Alice Smith, Individually and on behalf of Donald Ray Smith, Deceased v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Appeal from 412th District Court of Brazoria County (Hon. W. Edwin Denman) City of Alvin v. Zindle (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 26, 2007)(Hedges)(UDJA, tax foreclosure, real estate and tax law) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-06-01147-CV City of Alvin v. Sallie Zindle Appeal from 239th District Court of Brazoria County (Hon. Patrick Edward Sebesta) 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) 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) Forrester v. Emmanuel Ginn, A&R Transport, Inc., (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 26, 2007)(Hedges)(DWOJ, restricted appeal) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Nota bene::This opinion was withdrawn and a substitute opinion reversing the trial court's dismissal judgment was entered Jan 10, 2008 Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-06-00549-CV Jeff Forrester and Kim Forrester v. Emmanuel Ginn, A&R Transport, Inc., Keith Jackson, and Steve Brantley Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County (Judge Joseph J. Halbach) Page v. Hulse (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 26, 2007)(Hedges) (breach of lease) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Seymore 14-06-00731-CV Temple B. Page v. Maureen Lorraine Hulse Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County (Judge John A. Coselli) Damian Chaupin, M.D. v. Melissa Schroeder (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 26, 2007)(Hedges)(HCLC, ILA, expert report) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman 14-06-01102-CV Damian Chaupin, M.D. v. Melissa Schroeder, Individually as wrongful death beneficiary of Zane Schroeder, deceased, and as Administrator of the Estate of Zane Schroeder, Deceased Appeal from Probate Court No 2 of Harris County (Judge Michael James Wood) Abraham v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28, 2007)(Hedges)(toxic tort, causation issue) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Edelman 14-06-00419-CV Clarence Abraham, Et Al v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Tracy Kee Christopher) Landaverde v. Centurion Capital Corporation (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 28, 2007)(Hedges)(credit card debt suit) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-06-00712-CV Jose A. Landaverde v. Centurion Capital Corporation Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 1 of Harris County (Judge R. Jack Cagle) Sondock v. HCAD (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 31, 2007)(Hedges) [property tax, HCAD appeal, unequal assessment] AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-06-00676-CV Deborah S. Sondock, as the Property Owners and the Property Owners v. Harris County Appraisal District Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County (Hon. John A. Coselli) Sheth v. Dearen (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 24, 2007)(Hedges) [TTCA, HCLC, immunity, motion to dismiss employee of governmental entity] REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-07-00004-CV Dhiren S. Sheth v. Donald C. Dearen Appeal from 334th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharon McCally) In Re General Agents Ins. Co. of America, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2007)(Hedges)(discovery mandamus) GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Seymore 14-06-00930-CV In Re: General Agents Insurance Company of America, Inc. Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County (Judge Elizabeth Ray) Absence of Clerk's Record Requires Reversal For New Trial Gavrel v. Rodriguez, M.D., (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 3, 2007)(appellate record, HCLC, absence of reporter's record requires reversal and new trial) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman 14-04-00637-CV Louis John Gavrel v. Jose E. Rodriguez, M.D., and Grant R. McKeever, M.D. PA Appeal from 11th District Court of Harris County (Judge Mark Davidson) Challenge to Summary Judgment on the Ground that it Denies Right to Jury Trial Fails; findings of facts not required upon grant of summary judgment Harris v. Aames Capital Corp. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 22, 2007)(Hedges) (complaint about denial of jury trial by summary judgment, findings of fact) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges (Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman) 14-06-00124-CV William Frances Harris, Sr. v. Aames Capital Corporation a/ka/ Aames Capitol Corp. Appeal from 56th District Court of Galveston County Trial Court Judge: Lonnie Cox Belteton, v. Desco Steel Erectors and Concrete, Inc (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 13, 2007)(Justice Hedges) (workplace death, agency, negligence, duty, control) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges (Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman) 14-06-00301-CV Luis Arturo Guevara Belteton, Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Flavio Gonzales-Soto, Et Al v. Desco Steel Erectors and Concrete, Inc. and Jose De Santiago d/b/a Desco Steel Erectors Et Al Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: John J. Donovan Tan v. Lee (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 27, 2007)(opinion by Justice Hedges)[confirmation of arbitration award, notice issue, due process argument rejected] Yadzchi v. Chesney (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 30, 2007)(Hedges) [home owner law, condo association, unjust enrichment, conversion, fraud] AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman 14-05-00817-CV Abbas Yadzchi, Et Al v. William S. Chesney, III, Et Al Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County (Judge Roberta Anne Lloyd) Sydow v. Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPerson and Hand, No. 14-05-00877-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 25, 2007)(Hedges) [arbitration law, confirmation of arbitration award] AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Seymore and Mirabal 14-05-00877-CV Michael D. Sydow v. Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, Chartered Appeal from 55th District Court of Harris County (Judge Jeff Brown) Mandell v. Mandell (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 9, 2007)(Hedges) [probate law, breach of contract, attorney's fees, finality, preferential right to purchase] AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Edelman 14-06-00031-CV David M. Mandell v. Jeanne Mandell, Joyce Field, and Susan Alexander, Independent Co-Executrices of the Estate of Sam Field, Deceased Appeal from Probate Court No 2 of Harris County (Judge Michael James Wood) Also see ---> 2008 OPINIONS BY JUSTICE HEDGES IN CIVIL APPEALS 2009 OPINIONS BY CHIEF JUSTICE HEDGES | MOST RECENT OPINIONS BY CHIEF JUSTICE ADELE HEDGES Find more judge and court information on the houston-opinions.com Home Page |
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