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Noteworthy Case:

Credit Card Holder Prevails in Part in Dispute Over Charges

Alexander v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 17, 2006)(Frost)
[consumer law, credit card dispute, quantum meruit, not all charges proven]
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Frost
14-04-01087-CV Susan Alexander v. Citibank (South Dakota) N.A
Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 2 of Harris County
(Judge Gary Michael Block)

January 2006 Opinion Release Dates

01/31/2006    01/26/2006    01/24/2006    01/20/2006   01/19/2006
01/18/2006    01/17/2006    01/12/2006    01/10/2006   01/05/2006   
01/03/2006

CASE TABLE

Engineer v. Engineer (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 31, 2006)(Edelman)
(mediated agreement, arbitration decision)
Tidwell Properties, Inc v. American First National Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 26, 2006)(Murphy)
(bank, breach of contract, jury judgment reversed)
Lundstrom v. United Services Automobile Association USAA (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 26, 2006)(Guzman)
(insurance coverage case, homeowners insurance, contractual and bad faith claim)
In the Interest of L.A.M. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 24, 2006)(Hedges)(SAPCR, visitation)
In Re Tara Compton (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 24, 2006)(Edelman)(SAPCR, MTV, venue law)
In Re Autotainment Partners L.P. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 20, 2006)(Hudson)(employment arbitration)
Daughtery v. Jacobs (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist. Jan 19, 2006)(Anderson)(DTPA car repair, consumer law)
In Re Glory Hopkins (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 18, 2006)(Edelman) (election law litigation)  
Wayne v. Bank of America (Tex.App.-- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 17, 2006)(Frost)
(termination of relationship with customer, temporary and permanent injunction, post-judgment interest)
Middleton v. National Family Care Life Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston Jan. 17, 2006)(Frost)(insurance)
Alexander v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 17, 2006)(Frost)
[consumer law, credit card dispute, quantum meruit, not all charges proven]
Davis v. Fisk Electric Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 12, 2006)(Yates)
[employment, wrongful termination suit, race]
In Interest of J.L. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 12, 2006)(Guzman)
[Mental health medication order]
Manor Care Health Services, Inc. v. Ragan (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 12, 2006)(Hedges)
[HCLC, ILA, denial of motion to dismiss]
Smith v. Landry's Crab Shack, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 3, 2006)(Edelman)
[business law, restaurant law, food poisoning claim, summary judgment]


January 31, 2006

Civil Causes Decided:

Engineer v. Engineer (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 31, 2006)(Edelman)
(mediated agreement, arbitration decision)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Guzman)
14-03-00660-CV        Katy Engineer v. Mike Engineer
Appeal from 387th District Court of Fort Bend County (Hon. Robert Kern)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-00558-CV        Gregory H. Reagan v. Ruby Hazel Morgan
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 2 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-01121-CV        Anthony Welch and PLPA Management LLC v. ABC Equities, Inc.
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 2 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-01175-CV        Julie Depaolo v. Travelers Insurance/ The Standard Fire Insurance Company
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 3 of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-06-00025-CV        In Re Ronald David Faison
Appeal from 248th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-06-00063-CV        In Re: Mark L. Shidler
Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County


January 26, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

Tidwell Properties, Inc v. American First National Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 26, 2006)(Murphy)
(bank, breach of contract, jury judgment reversed)
REVERSED AND RENDERED: Opinion by Judge Murphy
(Before Judge Murphy, Justices Edelman and Guzman)
14-04-00120-CV        Tidwell Properties, Inc. a/k/a Veldenkens Properties v. American First National Bank
Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Judge Kenneth Price Wise)

Lundstrom v. United Services Automobile Association USAA (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 26, 2006)(Guzman)
(insurance coverage case, homeowners insurance, contractual and bad faith claim)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Edelman, Seymore and Guzman)
14-04-00357-CV        Bruce and Vonnie Lundstrom v. United Services Automobile Association - CIC
Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County (Judge Randy Wilson)

DR Horton-Texas Ltd v. Markel International Co. Lim (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 26, 2008)(Guzman)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-00486-CV        DR Horton-Texas Ltd v. Markel International Company Limited and Sphere Drake Insurance
Limited, Ltd.--Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County (Hon. David Bernal)

Dewey v. Falcon Telecable (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 26, 2008)(per curiam) (case settled)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-00500-CV      
James E. Dewey v. Falcon Telecable, a California Limited Partnership d/b/a Charter Communications
Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County (Judge David Bernal)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00784-CV        Jubril L. Adelagun v. Whitney National Bank, As Assignee of Bank of Houston
Appeal from County Court at Law No 1 of Fort Bend County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01030-CV        Andrew Patterson v. Transcontinental Insurance Company, Et Al and Patti Mix
Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01162-CV        Leonard Sharp v. J.P. Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank
Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-01248-CV        In Re John Gray
Appeal from 230th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-06-00041-CV        In Re Leonard McCollum, Trustee for the McCollum Trust
Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County


January 24, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

In the Interest of L.A.M. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 24, 2006)(Hedges)(SAPCR, visitation)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson
14-05-00166-CV        In The Interest of L.A.M., a Child
Appeal from 246th District Court of Harris County (Judge Jim York)

In Re Tara Compton (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 24, 2006)(Edelman)(SAPCR, MTV, venue law)
MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Edelman, Seymore and Guzman
14-05-00450-CV        In Re: Tara Compton
Appeal from 306th District Court of Galveston County (Judge Janis Louise Yarbrough)


January 20, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

In Re Autotainment Partners L.P. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 20, 2006)(Hudson)(employment arbitration)
MOTION OR WRIT GRANTED: Opinion by Justice Hudson
Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore
14-05-01035-CV        In Re Autotainment Partners Limited Partnership D/B/A Planet Ford and Worldwide
Autotainment Inc.
Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County (Judge Sharolyn P. Wood)


January 19, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

Home Loan Corp. v Texas American Title Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 19, 2006)(Edelman)
(opinion unavailable, check if withdrawn)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Brock Yates, Edelman and Guzman
14-03-01131-CV        Home Loan Corporation d/b/a Expanded Mortgage Credit v. Texas American Title
Company--Appeal from 270th District Court of Harris County (Judge Brent Gamble)

Daughtery v. Jacobs (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist. Jan 19, 2006)(Anderson)(DTPA car repair, consumer law)
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson
14-04-00682-CV        Ken Daugherty v. Mel Jacobs
Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County (Judge Kent Sullivan)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-04-00789-CV        Art E. Johnson v. Davill Armstrong M.D.
Appeal from 281st District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-00605-CV        Gary R. Wood and Energy Fishing and Rental Services, Inc. v. Key Energy Services,
Inc.--Appeal from 127th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-01063-CV        In Re: Centerpoint Energy Inc.
Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-01100-CV        In the Interest of N.H.E. and Z.T.D.E., Minors
Appeal from 313th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-06-00012-CV        In Re Anh Nguyen
Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County


January 18, 2006

Civil Causes Decided:

Panels splits three ways in ballot access case

In Re Glory Hopkins (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 18, 2006)(Edelman) (election law litigation)  
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman
14-06-00035-CV        In Re Glory Hopkins--Appeal from Fort Bend County
Concurring Opinion by Justice Guzman
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Fowler     


January 17, 2006

Civil Causes Decided:

Wayne v. Bank of America (Tex.App.-- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 17, 2006)(Frost)
(termination of relationship with customer, temporary and permanent injunction, post-judgment interest)
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Frost
14-04-00256-CV Bostow, Wayne v. Bank of America
Appeal from 157th District Court of Harris County  (Hon Randy Wilson)

Middleton v. National Family Care Life Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston Jan. 17, 2006)(Frost)(insurance)
[insurance law, bad faith, lack of record dooms appeal, merits not reached]
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore
14-04-00428-CV        J. E. Middleton, Indivdually and as the Representative of the Estate of J. E. Middleton v. National
Family Care Life Insurance Company
Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County (Judge Shearn Smith)      

Alexander v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 17, 2006)(Frost)
[consumer law, credit card dispute, quantum meruit, not all charges proven]
Alexander v. Citibank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 17, 2006)(Frost)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Frost)
14-04-01087-CV        Susan Alexander v. Citibank (South Dakota) N.A
Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 2 of Harris County (Judge Gary Michael Block)


January 12, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

Davis v. Fisk Electric Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 12, 2006)(Yates)
[employment, wrongful termination suit, race]
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-04-00790-CV        Donald Davis v. Fisk Electrick Company, Fisk Technologies & Fisk Management Inc.
Appeal from 269th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: John Thomas Wooldridge
Attorneys  Renuka Vinchurkar Jain | Kyle Wayne Sanders   J. Cary Gray

In Interest of J.L. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 12, 2006)(Guzman)
[Mental health medication order]
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00360-CV        In the Best Interest and Protection of J. L. v. The State of Texas
Appeal from Probate Court of Galveston County
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Guzman
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00361-CV        In the Best Interest of J. L. v. The State of Texas
Appeal from Probate Court of Galveston County

Manor Care Health Services, Inc. v. Ragan (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 12, 2006)(Hedges)
[HCLC, ILA, denial of motion to dismiss]
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00658-CV        Manor Care Health Services, Inc., Four Season's Nursing Centers, Inc. d/b/a Manor Care Health
Care, Statex Corporation d/b/a Manor Care Health Services, HCR Manorcare Mesquite, L.P., and Healthcare &
Retirement Corporation of America v. Jerome Ragan, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Paulette Ragan,
Deceased--Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (Hon. Kenneth P, Wise)

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00676-CV        Steve Williams v. Dr. Wolley Oladut
Appeal from Probate Court No 2 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-00824-CV        Robert W. Lambertz v. Truck Insurance Exchange
Appeal from 280th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01082-CV        In Re Farmers Insurance Exchange
Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01098-CV        Gerardo Lopez and Amerca Lopez v. Merey Sweeny LP and ConocoPhillips Com.
Appeal from 239th District Court of Brazoria County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01119-CV        Henry P. Massey, Sole Beneficiary of the Estate of Courtney S. Massey v. Ann Massey,
Adminstratrix of the Estate of Courtney S. Massey
Appeal from Probate Court No 3 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01173-CV        Kenneth W. Dougherty v. J. David Young--Appeal from Co Civil Ct at Law No 4 of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01183-CV        Joseph Frantz and Etta Sue Frantz v. Brian Murphy and Sherry Murphy
Appeal from 268th District Court of Fort Bend County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01203-CV        George Pulido, III v. The Office of the Attorney General
Appeal from 311th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01255-CV        Rolisha Goins, Corine Copeland and Alma Lowe v. Hitchcock Independent School District, Josie
M. Orr, Ricky Bond, Ron Meier, Doris Scurry-Kennedy, Pat Turner, Mark Morgan, Shawn Kadlecek, Rochelle Randle,
Joe Allen, Jimmy Anderson, Bill Banks, Brenda Taylor, Ronnie Purl, Janice Braunsdorf, Et Al
Appeal from 10th District Court of Galveston County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01258-CV        In Re: Edward R. Newsome--Appeal from of County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01280-CV        In Re Luis Riva De Negra--Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County


January 10, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

John Worldpeace v. Lang (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 20, 2006) (Hedges)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Chief Justice Hedges
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00251-CV        John Worldpeace v. John Lang and Philip Apodaca
Appeal from 269th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-06-00008-CV        In Re: Glory Hopkins
Appeal from of County


January 5, 2006


Civil Causes Decided:

McCall v. AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 5, 2006)(Anderson)

AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-04-01111-CV        Mary Linda McCall v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
Appeal from Probate Court No 1 of Harris County

In Interest of V.M.B (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan 5, 2007)(per curiam)

AFFIRMED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-00628-CV        In the Interest of V.M.B, A Child
Appeal from 315th District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-00663-CV        Curtis Darin Cade v. Aimee Sutton Cade--Appeal from of County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Frost and Seymore)
14-05-00962-CV        George Brown, Connie Fearrington, Shirley Mahurin, Anthony Mitchell, Gladys Tamburine,
Douglas Vavra and John Wilson v. Pharmacia Corporation, FKA Monsanto Company & UMB Bank, N.A. as Trustee for
the Motco Site Trust Fund--Appeal from 10th District Court of Galveston County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01050-CV        Dawn Johnson Whatley, Individually and as Attorney in Fact for Terry Lee Whatley v. Hon. Mike
Wood--Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Brock Yates and Anderson)
14-05-01114-CV        Board of Trustees of Galveston Independent School District v. Edward Clack
Appeal from 56th District Court of Galveston County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01182-CV        Christus St. John Hospital, Katherine Sheffield, M.D.., Kevin Rittger, M.D. and Eilene Huag v.
Harold Dean Willes, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Charles Albert Willes, Jr.
Appeal from Co Ct at Law No 3 & Probate Ct of Brazoria County

DISMISSED: Per Curiam
(Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Frost)
14-05-01219-CV        In Re Marcus O. Williams
Appeal from 245th District Court of Harris County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Guzman)
14-05-01259-CV        In Re: Clifford A. Smith
Appeal from 405TH District Court of Galveston County

MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
(Before Justices Hudson, Fowler and Seymore)
14-05-01260-CV        In Re: TransAmerica Occidential Life Insurance Company
Appeal from County Court No. 3 of Galveston County


January 3, 2006

Civil Causes Decided:

Smith v. Landry's Crab Shack, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 3, 2006)(Edelman)
[business law, restaurant law, food poisoning claim, summary judgment]
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Edelman
(Before Justices Edelman, Seymore and Guzman)
14-04-00354-CV        Liana S. Smith v. Landry's Crab Shack, Inc. d/b/ Joe's Crab Shack
Appeal from 215th District Court of Harris County (Judge Levi James Benton)
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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
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