Some Appeals from Cases in Judge Wood's Court
National Fire Insurance Co. v. State and County Mutual Fire Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 8,
2009)(Massengale)(insurance litigation)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS:
Opinion by Justice Massengale
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Bland and Massengale
01-07-00845-CV National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, as Assignee of Kelvin Ray Gatlin
v. State and County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Sharolyn Wood
Aguilar v. Dojo Enterprises, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 8, 2009)(Massengale)
(take-nothing judgment in personal injury suit affirmed) (statute of limitations and due diligence in serving
defendant, deemed admissions, waiver of arguments on appeal on account in inadequate briefing)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Massengale
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Bland and Massengale
01-07-00903-CV Estelita Aguilar v. Dojo Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Party City
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Sharolyn Wood
Christus Health v. Kone, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 25, 2009)(Brown)
(fraud and fraud-in-the-inducement claims relating to a contract for elevator-maintenance services,
one-satisfaction rule does not apply here, pleading sufficiency, special exceptions, affidavit found to be
conclusory)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown
Before Justices Anderson, Frost and Brown
14-07-00786-CV Christus Health and Christus Health Gulf Coast v. Kone, Inc
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Sharolyn P. Wood
Mai v. Farmers Texas County Mutual Ins. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 7, 2009)(Hedges)
(auto insurance coverage dispute, UIM coverage, uninsured motorist provision of the policy, which requires
that there have been contact between the insured’s vehicle and the uninsured motorist’s vehicle)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-07-00958-CV Y Ngoc Mai and Huong Mai-Nguyen v. Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Sharolyn P. Wood
The Appraisal Review Board of HCAD v. O'Connor & Associates (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 19,
2008)(Yates) (property tax protest, failure to exhaust their administrative remedies before filing suit
requires jurisdictional dismissal)
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Brown
14-07-00354-CV The Appraisal Review Board of Harris County Appraisal District, and Robert
Cunningham, former Chairman v. O'Connor & Associates, Wolverine Crosby LP, E Pointe Properties I Ltd,
Baker-Orr Joint Venture, and J. Frederick Welling
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Sharolyn P. Wood
WMC Mortgage Corp., v. Adams (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] July 3, 2008)(Yates)
(real estate transaction, equitable lien)
REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART AND REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Judge Sears, Justices Brock Yates and Guzman
14-06-00671-CV WMC Mortgage Corp., Emmanuel D. Gaines, and Darrell Turner v. James Adams and
Dorothy Adams
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Sharolyn P. Wood
Peden v. City of West University Place (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 13, 2008)(per curiam)
(joint motion to reverse pursuant to settlement)
VACATE TC JUDGMENT AND DISMISS CASE: Per Curiam
01-07-00576-CV Tom and Paula Peden v. City of West University Place, The West University Zoning
Board of Adjustment and Harris County, Texas
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Sharolyn Wood
Scott Bader, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 28, 2008)(Higley)
(products liability, sanctions)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Higley
Before Justices Nuchia, Keyes and Higley
01-05-00940-CV Scott Bader, Inc., Amy C. Wright, Kern & Wooley, L.L.P., and National Pigments &
Chemicals, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc.
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn Wood)
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Keyes in Scott Bader, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc. (sanctions)
Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd. v. Wayne Duddleston, Ltd II. (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21,
2008) (breach of contract claim, statue of limitations, breach of restrictive covenant, sj reversed)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS:
Before Judge Wilson, Justices Hanks and Bland
01-05-00827-CV Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd. v. Wayne Duddlesten, Ltd., and BC Alliance, Inc.
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn Wood)
Justice v. State Farm Lloyds Ins. Co. No. 14-06-00248-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 15, 2008)
(Insurance coverage dispute, home owners, mold claim, remediation, negligence)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Frost
Larry Justice, Beth Justice and Karen Justice v. State Farm Lloyds Insurance Company and FTI/SEA
Consulting
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost, 14-06-00248-CV Larry Justice, Beth Justice and Karen Justice v.
State Farm Lloyds Insurance Company and FTI/SEA Consulting
Chrismon v. Brown (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 10, 2008)(Suppl. maj. op. Frost)(vicarious liability,
summary judgment)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost
14-05-00822-CV Robin Chrismon and Lonnie Chrismon v. Harold J. Brown, Individually and as an Agent of
Registered Teams of the Amateur Softball Association of America, and Registered Teams of the Amateur
Softball Association of America
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Sharolyn P. Wood)
Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd v. Wayne Duddlesten, Ltd I (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 20,
2007)(First, superseded opinion by Hanks)(real estate, land development, breach of contract, restrictive
covenant, deed) New opinion issued Feb. 21, 2008 see --> Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd. v. Wayne
Duddleston, Ltd II. (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2008)(Hanks)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS:
Opinion by Justice Hanks
Before Judge Wilson, Justices Hanks and Bland
01-05-00827-CV Cypress Northwest Associates, Ltd. v. Wayne Duddlesten, Ltd., and BC Alliance, Inc.
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn Wood)
E. I. du Pont v. Shell Oil Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Jennings)
(breach of indemnity agreement, defense costs)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND RENDER JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings
Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Keyes
01-07-00118-CV E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company v. Shell Oil Company
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn Wood)
In re Tanner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 9, 2007)(per curiam)
(mandamus against show-cause order for contempt denied)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley
01-07-00969-CV In re Stephen E. Tanner and William Apt
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn P. Wood)
Fellows v. Adams (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 18, 2007)(Higley)(default judgment, service,
insufficient proof of un liquidated damages)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Higley
Before Justices Taft, Hanks and Higley
01-06-00924-CV Kerry G. Fellows v. Rasheed Adams
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn Wood)
Inliner Americas, Inc. v. Macomb Funding Group, LLC (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 16, 2007)
(Guzman)(deadline for filing permissive interlocutory appeal)
DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-06-01084-CV INLINER AMERICAS, INC. N/K/A FIRSTLINER AMERICAS, INC., INLINER USA, INC., N/K/A
FIRSTLINER USA, INC., and CAT CONTRACTING, INC. v. MACOMB FUNDING GROUP, L.L.C--Appeal
from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn P. Wood)
Dissenting Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Chrismon v. Brown (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Sep. 27, 2007)(Frost)(negligence, sports injury)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost
14-05-00822-CV Robin Chrismon and Lonnie Chrismon v. Harold J. Brown, Individually and as an Agent of
Registered Teams of the Amateur Softball Association of America, and Registered Teams of the Amateur
Softball Association of America--Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn P. Wood)
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Edelman (inherent risk standard)
Pain Care Center, Inc. v. O'Connor & Hannan, LLP (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Sep. 25, 2007)
(Hedges)(legal malpractice, sanctions)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore
14-06-00166-CV The Pain Care Center, Inc. and Marsha Hughes v. O'Connor & Hannan, L.L.P
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn P. Wood, District Court Judge)
Buhman v. James Leigh McGaughy (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Jul. 24, 2007)(Guzman)
(partnership, oral contract, attorneys' fees, conversion)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-05-01215-CV Larry A. Buhman v. James Leigh McGaughy
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)
LMC Complete Automotive, Inc. v. Burke (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 21, 2007)(Bland)(workplace
safety, negligence, nonsubscriber, amount of supersedeas bond)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland
Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Bland
01-06-00694-CV LMC Complete Automotive, Inc. v. Ronald Burke
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Sharolyn P. Wood)
Buhman v. McGaughy (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 26, 2007)(Guzman)
(jury charge and jury instruction error)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
Before Justices Frost, Seymore and Guzman
14-05-01215-CV Larry A. Buhman v. James Leigh McGaughy
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)
Smith v. City of Galveston (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 19, 2007)(Hudson)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
Before Justices Anderson, Hudson and Guzman
14-05-00926-CV Daryl Dwayne Smith, Stacy Schnell and Rose Mary Smith, Individually and for the Estate
of Robert W. Smith, Deceased v. City of Galveston
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)
Choice v. Gibbs (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 12, 2007)(Frost)(substituted opinion on
rehearing)(summary judgment reversed, PI, contractor, homeowner negligence, fact issue)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost
14-05-01068-CV Willie Choice v. Richard A. Gibbs and Mary C. Edwards
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)
Choice v. Gibbs (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 13, 2007)(Frost)(superseded opinion)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost)
14-05-01068-CV Willie Choice v. Richard A. Gibbs and Mary C. Edwards
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)
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Democratic challenger in fall 2008 election: R. K. Sandill (also see
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Republican incumbent Sharolyn Wood's campaign website
Houston lawyers participating in the HBA Judicial Preference Poll
Judge Wood 1078 votes and her Democratic opponent R.K. 1100
It is rare for an incumbent to receive fewer votes than the challenger
IN THE WOODS
Hurting from perennially low attorney approval ratings in local bar polls, and a high rate
of reversals by fellow-Republicans on the Houston Courts of Appeals, Judge Wood
took re-election campaign to Houston motorists with freeway billboard advertising.
The HOUSTON CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS DEMOCRAT R.K.SANDILL (endorsements)
go to ---> official web page for the 127th District Court of Harris County | More about Judge R.K. Sandill
Democratic challenger in fall 2008 election: R. K. Sandill (also see
web page for this candidate on Harris County Democratice web site)
Republican incumbent Sharolyn Wood's campaign website
Houston lawyers participating in the HBA Judicial Preference Poll
Judge Wood 1078 votes and her Democratic opponent R.K. 1100
It is rare for an incumbent to receive fewer votes than the challenger
IN THE WOODS
Hurting from perennially low attorney approval ratings in local bar polls, and a high rate
of reversals by fellow-Republicans on the Houston Courts of Appeals, Judge Wood
took re-election campaign to Houston motorists with freeway billboard advertising.
The HOUSTON CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS DEMOCRAT R.K.SANDILL (endorsements)
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2008 ELECTION OUTCOME: REP Sharolyn Wood 543,959 Votes: 49.50%
DEM R. K. Sandill 554,882 Votes: 50.50% See all Harris County Election Results
DEM R. K. Sandill 554,882 Votes: 50.50% See all Harris County Election Results