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Opinions from August 31, 2006

THE CITY OF MIDLAND v. ROGER GOERLITZ, D/B/A AMERICAN WOOD WASTE RECYCLING, No. 03-0185.
CITY OF HOUSTON v. UNITED WATER SERVICES, INC., No. 04-0547.
PORT NECHES-GROVES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. PYRAMID CONSTRUCTORS, INC., No. 04-0737.
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY v. M.E.B. ENGINEERING, INC., No. 04-0757.
CITY OF IRVING v. INFORM CONSTRUCTION, INC., No. 04-0984.
RICHARD FIESS AND STEPHANIE FIESS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 04-1104.
IN RE APPLIED CHEMICAL MAGNESIAS CORPORATION, No. 04-1119.
CITY OF ANGLETON v. USFILTER OPERATING SERVICES, INC., No. 05-0098.
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. MARK HARTMAN, ET AL., No. 05-0147.
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY v. XAVIER DUENEZ AND WIFE, IRENE DUENEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF ASHLEY DUENEZ, A MINOR, No. 05-0521.
RICHARD M. ROSS v. NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ACCESS HEALTHSOURCE, INC., ASSIGNEE OF O.R. BROOKER, ET AL., No. 05-0534.
WILLIAM ESPINOZA PEŅA v. DAVID MCDOWELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ET AL., No. 05-0546.
LMB, LTD. v. ROSA MARIA MORENO, ET AL., No. 05-0764.
IN RE THE HONORABLE ERRLINDA CASTILLO, JUSTICE, THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS, IN HER OFFICAL CAPACITY, No. 06-0314.

Opinions from June 30, 2006

REATA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 02-1031.
JUDY TOOKE AND EVERETT TOOKE D/B/A TOOKE AND SONS AND D/B/A NATURE'S WAY ORGANIC LANDSCAPING v. THE CITY OF MEXIA, No. 03-0878.
SANDY DEW, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PAUL DEW, DECEASED, AND CARL DEW AND DORIS DEW v. CROWN DERRICK ERECTORS, INC., No. 03-1128.
SATTERFIELD & PONTIKES CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 04-0175.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC., No. 04-0406.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
FIFTH CLUB, INC. AND DAVID A. WEST v. ROBERTO RAMIREZ, No. 04-0550.
MCMAHON CONTRACTING, L.P. v. CITY OF CARROLLTON, No. 04-0622.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
LORAM MAINTENANCE OF WAY, INC. v. DAVID IANNI, No. 04-0666.
GUIDEONE ELITE INSURANCE COMPANY F/K/A PREFERRED ABSTAINERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. FIELDER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, No. 04-0692.
CITY OF HOUSTON v. ALLCO, INC., No. 04-0730.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
CITY OF TYLER, TEXAS v. TIMOTHY L. BECK AND SUSAN G. BECK, No. 04-0813.
CITY OF HOUSTON v. KENNETH S. JONES, No. 04-0879.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
PHILIP P. SUDAN, JR. v. MARGARET DYE SUDAN, NOW KNOWN AS MAGGIE MACKENZIE, No. 04-0921.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. DONALD CLARK, No. 04-0930.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. BOYER, INC., No. 04-1021.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
CITY OF WACO, TEXAS v. LARRY KELLEY, No. 04-1113.
PKG CONTRACTING, INC. v. CITY OF MESQUITE, No. 04-1139.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
IN RE OLGA PALACIOS, No. 05-0038.
THOMAS O'DONNELL, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF CORWIN D. DENNEY v. PAUL H. SMITH, ET AL., No. 05-0072.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
IN RE D. WILSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, ET AL., No. 05-0326.
COLUMBUS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. FIVE OAKS ACHIEVEMENT CENTER, No. 05-0414.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
SISK UTILITIES, INC. v. CITY OF GREENVILLE, TEXAS, No. 05-0601.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting

Opinions from June 23, 2006

THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT v. RICKY SHUMAKE AND SANDRA SHUMAKE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF KAYLA SHUMAKE, DECEASED, No. 04-0460.

Opinions from June 16, 2006

JAMES GUEST AND ANITA GUEST v. AUSTIN L. DIXON, M.D., No. 04-0128.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
SEAGULL ENERGY E&P, INC. v. ELAND ENERGY, INC., No. 04-0662.
THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS v. AMY SIPES AND TANA (TREVINO) WADDELL, No. 04-0933.
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY v. OSCAR MENDEZ, JR., ET AL., No. 04-1039.
IN RE DALLAS PETERBILT, LTD, L.L.P., No. 05-0706.
RICHARD M. ROSS v. NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ACCESS HEALTHSOURCE, INC., ASSIGNEE OF O.R. BROOKER, ET AL., No. 05-1082.

Opinions from June 9, 2006

OSCAR GONZALEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF ENRIQUE GONZALEZ, EMMA GONZALEZ, ENRIQUE GONZALEZ, JR., ARMANDO GONZALEZ, RICARDO GONZALEZ, AND HECTOR GONZALEZ v. MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND JOSE I. IGOA, No. 03-0939.
CITY OF MARSHALL AND TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. CITY OF UNCERTAIN, CADDO LAKE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND TOURISM, GREATER CADDO LAKE ASSOCIATION, CADDO LAKE INSTITUTE, JOHN T. ECHOLS AND BARRY L. BENNICK, No. 03-1111.
CURTIS WILHELM v. DORA ELIA FLORES, No. 04-0208.
IN RE PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC. AND PALM HARBOR HOMES I, L.P. D/B/A PALM HARBOR VILLAGE, No. 04-0490.
MARK D. LARSON, M.D., P.A. AND MARK D. LARSON, M.D. v. MARY MARTHA DOWNING, No. 05-0155.
FLOYD E. JERNIGAN, M.D. v. MARIE LANGLEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN LANGLEY AND MARIAH LANGLEY, A MINOR, No. 05-0299.
IN RE THE LYND COMPANY, No. 05-0432.
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK IN WAXAHACHIE v. TERRY SCOTT, No. 05-0454.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON v. THE ESTATE OF DARLA BLACKMON, BY ITS BENEFICIARY SHEILA SHULTZ AND SHEILA SHULTZ, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 05-0594.

Opinions from June 2, 2006

CAMERON APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. THORA O. ROURK, ET AL., No. 04-0359.
MICHAEL T. WILLIS, FRANCIE WILLIS, URBAN RETREAT OF HOUSTON, INC., AND WILLIS HITE ENTERPRISES, INC. v. DAN DONNELLY, No. 04-0409.

Opinions from May 26, 2006

LAWRENCE HIGGINS v. RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, No. 05-0095.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
TERRY KIEFER AND KELLY JO WOOD v. IOANNIS JOHN TOURIS AND DENNIS G. BREWER, JR. EX REL. A.K., A MINOR, No. 05-0651.
STEVE CHILDERS v. ADVANCED FOUNDATION REPAIR, L.P., No. 05-0831.

Opinions from May 12, 2006

THE KROGER CO. v. BILLY ELWOOD, No. 04-1133.

Opinions from May 5, 2006

IN THE INTEREST OF A.M. AND B.M., CHILDREN, No. 03-0509.
KROGER TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND ROBERT MOODY v. THERESA SUBERU, No. 03-0913.
KRISTIN TERK BELT AND KIMBERLY TERK MURPHY, JOINT INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIXES OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID B. TERK, DECEASED v. OPPENHEIMER, BLEND, HARRISON & TATE, INC., GLEN A. YALE, J. DAVID OPPENHEIMER AND KENNETH M. GINDY, No. 04-0681.
BRENT J. SHUPE AND JCJ TRUCKING, AND MIDWEST COAST TRANSPORT D/B/A MCT v. JOHN LINGAFELTER, KATHLEEN LINGAFELTER, MARK GIRGUS, AND CARRIE GIRGUS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS FOR KALEY GIRGUS, A MINOR; MATTHEW TEAGUE, BRENDA TEAGUE, AND DANIEL LEON JACKSON AND LISA BOYD, No. 05-0083.
AMERICAN FLOOD RESEARCH, INC. v. HARRY JONES, No. 05-0271.
ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL v. IRVING W. MARKS, No. 05-0693.
IN RE RON SMITH, No. 06-0107.

Opinions from April 28, 2006

THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. GEORGE M. DELANY AND PATRICIA ANN DELANY, No. 04-0628.

Opinions from April 21, 2006

TOMMY THOMAS, SHERIFF OF HARRIS COUNTY v. JEANNE LONG, No. 03-0204.
THE ED RACHAL FOUNDATION AND PAUL ALTHEIDE v. CLAUDE D'UNGER, No. 03-1101.
MARIA CRISTINA BRITTINGHAM-SADA DE AYALA v. KEVIN MICHAEL MACKIE, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ANCILLARY ESTATE OF JUAN ROBERTO BRITTINGHAM-MCLEAN, DECEASED, No. 04-0160.
ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY v. PAT FORTH, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 05-0057.
IN RE MARION BARNETT, No. 06-0275.

Opinions from April 7, 2006

CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, AND RAJ SHARMA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF DALLAS v. DOUG VANESKO AND GRACE VANESKO, No. 04-0263.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. ROBERT JACKSON, No. 04-0465.
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. ELIA L. VASQUEZ, No. 04-0477.
IN RE KAREN MAYS-HOOPER, No. 04-1040.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting

Opinions from March 24, 2006

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND RAWSON-KOENIG, INC. v. HUDIBURG CHEVROLET, INC., AND HUDIBURG CHEVROLET HOLDING, INC., No. 03-0987.

Opinions from March 17, 2006

IN RE VESTA INSURANCE GROUP, INC., ET AL., No. 04-0141.
TESCO AMERICAN, INC. D/B/A TESCO/WILLIAMSEN v. STRONG INDUSTRIES, INC. AND BROOKS STRONG, No. 04-0269.

Opinions from March 10, 2006

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY AND HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC. v. VICTOR MANUEL VASQUEZ, AND BRENDA SUAREZ VASQUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF ALYSSA AMBER VASQUEZ, No. 03-0914.

Opinions from March 3, 2006

THERESA MARSHALL v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 04-0147.
CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT, TEXAS v. SUPER WASH, INC., No. 04-0340.
GILBERT H. OLVEDA AND BRENDALEE OLVEDA-NORTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF FRIEDA HERNANDEZ, DECEASED v. RENE A. SEPULVEDA, M.D., No. 04-0707.
IN RE DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., No. 04-1132.

Opinions from February 24, 2006

MATAGORDA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT v. CHRISTINE BURWELL, No. 03-0111.
THE RAY MALOOLY TRUST v. CHRIS JUHL AND MARIA JUHL, No. 04-0685.
WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. KATHY SPATES, No. 04-1046.
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. DREWERY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., No. 05-0295.
IN RE THE HONORABLE KAREN ANGELINI, No. 06-0088.

Opinions from February 3, 2006

IN RE LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, No. 04-0245.
THE CHAIR KING, INC., CHAIR KING, S.A., INC., JEROME KOSOY, M.D., M.E. FORD AND ASSOCIATES, BEAUTIQUE, INC., DISCOVERY SERVICES OF TEXAS, INC., VANTAGE SHOE WAREHOUSE, INC., COUNSELOR SYSTEMS, INC., POPE AND BOOTH, P.C., JEFFREY K. MUSKER, D.C. v. GTE MOBILNET OF HOUSTON, INC. AND CHICK-FIL-A, INC., No. 04-0570.
IN RE LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, No. 06-0020.

Opinions from January 27, 2006

AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, L.P. v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. D/B/A SOUTHWESTERN BELL LONG DISTANCE, No. 03-0789.
IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.C., A CHILD, No. 04-0787.
IN RE DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. AND GRIZELDA REEDER, No. 05-0250.
IN RE THE HONORABLE ROBERT FRANCIS, No. 06-0040.
IN RE THE HONORABLE CHARLES HOLCOMB, No. 06-0042.
IN RE JIM SHARP, No. 06-0061.

Opinions from January 17, 2006

IN RE ANETTE CARLISLE, No. 06-0025.

Opinions from December 16, 2005

ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS FINA OIL & CHEMICAL CO. v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO., No. 04-0170.
MINERVA CASTILLO, INDIVIDUALLY & AS NEXT FRIEND OF STEPHANIE CASTILLO AND DAISY JOVITA CASTILLO, MINORS, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERTO CASTILLO, DECEASED, FELIX CASTILLO AND HERMALINDA CASTILLO v. PRICE CONSTRUCTION, INC., No. 04-0625.

Opinions from December 9, 2005

ROYCE B. WEST, JULIA L. S. GOODEN, A/K/A JULIA L. S. GOODEN-WOOD, AND ROBINSON WEST & GOODEN, P.C. v. MALCOM S. ROBINSON, No. 04-0346.
IN THE INTEREST OF J.P.B., A CHILD, No. 05-0241.

Opinions from December 2, 2005

DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, ET AL. v. WILLIAM H. BOLTON II, ET AL., No. 02-1110.

Opinions from November 22, 2005

SHIRLEY NEELEY, TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, ET AL. v. WEST ORANGE-COVE CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL., No. 04-1144.

Opinions from November 18, 2005

BMG DIRECT MARKETING, INC. v. PATRICK PEAKE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 03-0547.
IN RE COLUMBIA/ST. DAVID'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P. D/B/A SOUTH AUSTIN HOSPITAL, No. 03-0661.
YUSUF SULTAN, D/B/A U.S. CARPET AND FLOORS v. SAVIO MATHEW, No. 03-0831.

Opinions from November 4, 2005

COMMONWEALTH GENERAL CORPORATION v. WILLIAM E. YORK AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARGUERITE YORK, DECEASED, AND JAMES ROBERSON, No. 04-0829.

Opinions from October 28, 2005

IN RE WEEKLEY HOMES, L.P., No. 04-0119.

Opinions from October 14, 2005

DIVERSICARE GENERAL PARTNER, INC., DIVERSICARE LEASING CORPORATION, ADVOCAT, INC., AND TEXAS DIVERSICARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A GOLIAD MANOR v. MARIA G. RUBIO AND MARY HOLCOMB AS NEXT FRIEND OF MARIA G. RUBIO, No. 02-0849.
IN RE LIVING CENTERS OF TEXAS, INC., D/B/A WHARTON MANOR, No. 04-0176.
IN RE NEXION HEALTH AT HUMBLE, INC. D/B/A HUMBLE HEALTHCARE CENTER, No. 04-0360.

Opinions from September 30, 2005

ARTURO FLORES, ET AL. v. MILLENNIUM INTERESTS, LTD., ET AL., No. 04-1003.