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15 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1979–2026 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Ortega v. LPP Mortgage, Ltd.green2 sentences2012See Ortega v. LPP Mortg., Ltd., 160 S.W.3d 596, 601-02 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 2005, pet. denied) (holding that improper ordering of validity of transfers and homestead exemption questions “put the cart before the horse” and that trial court erred by instructing jury that question number two could be answered only if question number one were answered affirmatively); Varme v. Gordon, 881 S.W.2d 877, 881 (Tex.App.Houston [14th Dist.] 1994, writ denied) (holding improper predication that precludes jury from answering a question on a ground of recovery or defense constitutes reversible error). 2012See Ortega v. LPP Mortg., Ltd. , 160 S.W.3d 596 , 601–02 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2005, pet. denied) (holding that improper ordering of validity of transfers and homestead exemption questions “put the cart before the horse” and that trial court erred by instructing jury that question number two could be answered only if question number one were answered affirmatively); Varme v. Gordon , 881 S.W.2d 877, 881 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994, writ denied) (holding improper predication that precludes jury from answering a question on a ground of recovery or defense constitutes reversible erro | 3 | 3 |
Varme v. Gordongreen2 sentences2012See Ortega v. LPP Mortg., Ltd., 160 S.W.3d 596, 601-02 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 2005, pet. denied) (holding that improper ordering of validity of transfers and homestead exemption questions “put the cart before the horse” and that trial court erred by instructing jury that question number two could be answered only if question number one were answered affirmatively); Varme v. Gordon, 881 S.W.2d 877, 881 (Tex.App.Houston [14th Dist.] 1994, writ denied) (holding improper predication that precludes jury from answering a question on a ground of recovery or defense constitutes reversible error). 2012See Ortega v. LPP Mortg., Ltd. , 160 S.W.3d 596 , 601–02 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2005, pet. denied) (holding that improper ordering of validity of transfers and homestead exemption questions “put the cart before the horse” and that trial court erred by instructing jury that question number two could be answered only if question number one were answered affirmatively); Varme v. Gordon , 881 S.W.2d 877, 881 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994, writ denied) (holding improper predication that precludes jury from answering a question on a ground of recovery or defense constitutes reversible erro | 3 | 3 |
City of Houston v. Williamsgreen2 sentences2008See City of Houston v. Williams, 99 S.W.3d 709, 717 (Tex.App-Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.). 2008See City of Houston v. Williams , 99 S.W.3d 709, 717 (Tex. App. C Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.). | 2 | 2 |
Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Trustgreen1 sentence2021As stated by the Texas Supreme Court in Coastal Oil & Gas: The law is well-settled in Texas that “[l]essors who . . . wrongfully repudiate the lessees’ title by unqualified notice that the leases are forfeited or have terminated cannot complain if the latter suspend operations under the contract pending a determination of the controversy and will not be allowed to profit by their own wrong.” Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Tr., 268 S.W.3d 1, 20 (Tex. 2008) (alterations in original) (quoting Ridge Oil Co. v. Guinn Invs., Inc., 148 S.W.3d 143, 157 (Tex. 2004)). | 1 | 1 |
Ridge Oil Co., Inc. v. Guinn Investments, Inc.green1 sentence2021As stated by the Texas Supreme Court in Coastal Oil & Gas: The law is well-settled in Texas that “[l]essors who . . . wrongfully repudiate the lessees’ title by unqualified notice that the leases are forfeited or have terminated cannot complain if the latter suspend operations under the contract pending a determination of the controversy and will not be allowed to profit by their own wrong.” Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. v. Garza Energy Tr., 268 S.W.3d 1, 20 (Tex. 2008) (alterations in original) (quoting Ridge Oil Co. v. Guinn Invs., Inc., 148 S.W.3d 143, 157 (Tex. 2004)). | 1 | 1 |
Beckham v. William Bayley Co.green2 sentences2015See Beckham v. William Bayley Co., 655 F. Supp. 288, 291 (N.D. 2015The phrase “all disputes, claims or questions” is, at a minimum, a variation of the standard phrase “[a]ny controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract.” Id. | 1 | 1 |
James v. Consolidated Steel Corp.green1 sentence2003Steel Corp., 195 S.W.2d 955, 960 (Tex.Civ.App.-Austin 1946, writ ref'd n.r.e.) (noting that the exhaustion doctrine “does not bar a resort to the courts, if such administrative agency or commission refuses to act, acts illegally or arbitrarily, or beyond the scope of its au *717 thority.”) The “outside of the agency’s authority” exception is a variation of the rule that a trial court may intercede before administrative remedies are exhausted where the administrative agency lacks jurisdiction. | 1 | 1 |
Yellow Cab and Baggage Company v. Greengreen2 sentences1979See Yellow Cab and Baggage Co. v. Green, 154 Tex. 330 , 277 S.W.2d 92 (1955). 1979See Yellow Cab and Baggage Co. v. Green, 154 Tex. 330 , 277 S.W.2d 92 (1955). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Cheyenne Resources, Inc. v. Criswell
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2 sentences2021“The doctrine of repudiation is a variation of the doctrine of estoppel, and it applies when the lessor has asserted a clear, unequivocal challenge to the lessee’s title in and to the interest created by the lease.” Id. 2012Cheyenne, 714 S.W.2d at 105 . | 3 | 2011–2021 |
Atlantic Richfield Company v. Hilton
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2 sentences1986Kothmann v. Boley, supra; Atlantic Richfield Company v. Hilton, 437 S.W.2d 347 (Tex.Civ.App.—Tyler, writ ref'd n.r.e.), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 905 , 90 S.Ct. 221 , 24 L.Ed.2d 182 (1969). 1984See Rothman v. Boley, supra; Atlantic Richfield Company v. Hilton, 437 S.W.2d 347 (Tex.Civ.App.1969, writ ref'd n.r.e.). | 2 | 1984–1986 |
Concord Oil Co. v. Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co.
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1 sentence2026Karli, 2025 WL 3039609 , at *4 (citing Concord, 966 S.W.2d at 460 ). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Wingate v. Hajdik
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1 sentence2009Id. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Kaufman v. Association of the Bar of New York
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1 sentence1986Kothmann v. Boley, supra; Atlantic Richfield Company v. Hilton, 437 S.W.2d 347 (Tex.Civ.App.—Tyler, writ ref'd n.r.e.), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 905 , 90 S.Ct. 221 , 24 L.Ed.2d 182 (1969). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Hilton
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1 sentence1986Kothmann v. Boley, supra; Atlantic Richfield Company v. Hilton, 437 S.W.2d 347 (Tex.Civ.App.—Tyler, writ ref'd n.r.e.), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 905 , 90 S.Ct. 221 , 24 L.Ed.2d 182 (1969). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Noble Drilling Corp. v. Smith
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1 sentence1986Kothmann v. Boley, supra; Atlantic Richfield Company v. Hilton, 437 S.W.2d 347 (Tex.Civ.App.—Tyler, writ ref'd n.r.e.), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 905 , 90 S.Ct. 221 , 24 L.Ed.2d 182 (1969). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.