Opinions by Other Houston Justices Fourteenth Court of Appeals Chief Justice Adele Hedges Justice John Anderson Justice Richard Edelman Justice Wanda Fowler Justice Eva M. Guzman Justice J. Harvey Hudson 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 Authored by the Honorable Charles Seymore in Civil Appeals (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2008) Also see --> 2008 Civil Appellate Opinions by Justice Seymore Askari v. Endevco, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 2, 2009)(breach of contract for consulting services claim, payment in stock, court sustained both parties' objections to parol evidence, applicability of parol evidence rule, ambiguous and unambiguous contract provisions, preservation of error regarding evidentiary objections). AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justice Seymore 14-08-00278-CV Farzad Askari v. Endevco, Inc. Appeal from 11th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Mark Davidson The City of Houston v. Williams (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 31, 2009)(Op. on remand by Seymore) (governmental entity immunity, plea to the jurisdiction, city not immune to firefighters' pay claims) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce 14-08-00059-CV The City of Houston v. Steve Williams, Et Al Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Llynn Bradshaw-Hull Basey v. DaVita, Inc. (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 24, 2009)(Seymore) (employment dispute, disability discrimination, retaliation, sj for defendant affirmed) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Seymore 14-07-00925-CV Latoya Basey v. Davita Inc., d/b/a Total Renal Care, Nelda Boatwright and Fresenius Medical Care Holding Inc., d/b/a Fresenius Medical Care North America d/b/a Northwest Houston Dialysis, and Biomedical Applications of Texas, Inc. Appeal from 55th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Justice Jeffrey V. Brown Peterson v. Jansen (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 12, 2009)(Seymore) (homeowner law, dispute between neighbors, invasion of privacy, nuisance, elements of breach of contract claim not proven, special exceptions, adverse possession). AFFIRMED IN PART/REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-07-00535-CV Gary Peterson v. James Jansen and Vikki Jansen Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 1 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: R. Jack Cagle Jaco v. Rivera (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 12, 2009)(Seymore) (post-answer default judgment, trial court erred in denying motion for new trial, Craddock test elements satisfied, pro se defendant, appearance in lawsuit) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce 14-07-00572-CV Gerald Randall Jaco v. Angel Roman Rivera Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County Trial Court Judge: Susan Elizabeth Criss In re Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 24, 2009)(Seymore) (discovery mandamus granted, order of protection) MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-09-00086-CV In Re Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Arch Insurance Company and Speciality Adjusters, Inc. Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: PATRICIA ANN HANCOCK In Interest of SJ (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 24, 2009)(Seymore) (termination of parental rights, young mother, medical neglect, failure to visit, challenge to sufficiency of the evidence) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce 14-07-00785-CV In the Interest of S.J. Appeal from 314th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: THOMAS R. PHILLIPS Brower v. Hearn, MD (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 10, 2009)(Seymore) (HCLC, med-mal suit, attorney's fees) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-07-00967-CV Diana Brower v. Claude D. Hearn. M.D., Harry L. Braeuer, M.D., and Bay Area Surgical Associates--Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County Speedy Stop Food Stores, Ltd v. Reid Road Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 3, 2009)(Frost)(condemnation case, testimony as to value of easement) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Frost Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman 14-07-00225-CV Speedy Stop Food Stores, Ltd. v. Reid Road Municipal Utility District No. 2 Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Roberta Anne Lloyd Dissenting Opinion by Justice Seymore Priddy v. Rawson (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 3, 2009)(Seymore) (waiver fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, sj evidence) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce 14-07-00806-CV Ronald C. Priddy, Sammy Bingham and Douglas McGraw v. John V. Rawson, Rick Stevens, E.M (Liz) Stevens, Steve J. Schifani, and Richard Dickson Appeal from 239th District Court of Brazoria County Trial Court Judge: PATRICK EDWARD SEBESTA Tara Partners, Ltd. v. City of South Houston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 13, 2009)(Seymore)(city governmental immunity) declaratory judgment and attorney's fees waiver of sovereign immunity) AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Seymore Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman 14-07-00330-CV Tara Partners, Ltd., Granada Terrace, Ltd., David R. Wise, 1606 Savannah LLC, Windsor Gardens Ltd., and Freeport Villa Brazos Apartments, Ltd. v. City of South Houston Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Randy Wilson Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost |
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