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11 Texas opinions name it 2 courts 1973–2025 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
Durham v. Zarcadesgreen1 sentence2025See generally Durham v. Zarcades, 270 S.W.3d 708, 710 (Tex. App.––Fort Worth 2008, no pet.). 7 [being] operated in a manner consistent with common and reasonably accepted practices of lodging security”; (2) that Ora’s “premeditated, deliberate, and targeted murder . . . was a singular and isolated incident in no way foreseeable and, as such, was beyond the responsibility of Tarantino . . . to have reasonably anticipated, predicted, or mitigated”; and (3) that none of the preventative security measures that Griffin alleged would have helped prevent the drive-by shooting or “would or could have | 1 | 1 |
In Re Perrittgreen1 sentence2025Griffin twice requested only balance sheets and fiscal year-end income statements for 2019 through 2023: • “According to the[] statutory limitations on net[-]worth discovery, [Griffin] merely seeks an order from the [c]ourt permitting discovery of [Aspen’s and Tarantino’s] balance sheets, showing the balance of income and expenditures, and fiscal year-end income statements for 2019–2023 to demonstrate their net worth.” • Griffin “respectfully requests that the [c]ourt enter an order permitting discovery into [Aspen’s and Tarantino’s] net worth, limited to the balance sheets and fiscal year-end | 1 | 1 |
Mendoza v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.green2 sentences2022Underwriters, Inc., 606 S.W.2d 692, 694 (Tex. 1980), which in turn applies the Griffin test). 2022Underwriters, Inc., 606 S.W.2d 692, 694 (Tex. 1980), which in turn applies the Griffin test). | 1 | 1 |
Estelle v. Gamblegreen2 sentences2021See Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 104 (1976). 2021A negligent or “inadvertent failure to provide adequate medical care cannot be said to constitute ‘an unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain’ or to be ‘repugnant to the conscience of mankind.’” Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105–06. 11 The foundation of Griffin’s claim is his contention that the County failed to promptly address the pain he experienced from the slip and fall in the shower area. | 1 | 1 |
Archie v. Stategreen2 sentences2019Archie, 340 S.W.3d at 739 ; Mosley, 983 S.W.2d at 259 . 2019See Archie, 340 S.W.3d at 739 ; Mosley, 983 S.W.2d at 259 . | 1 | 1 |
Emmett Properties, Inc. v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.green1 sentence2015See Emmett Properties, Inc. v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 167 S.W.3d 365, 371 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, pet. denied). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance v. Griffin
green
1 sentence2025Id. at 82-83 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
George Alexander D/B/A Zentner's Daughter Steakhouse v. Lynda's Boutique
green
1 sentence2021We conclude the trial court did so based on the record before us. findings of fact and conclusions of law in cases tried without a jury); Belohlavy v. Belohlavy, No. 05-98- 02096-CV, 2001 WL 804507 , at *2 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2001, no pet.) (mem. op.) (noting case is “tried” for rule 296 purposes when court holds evidentiary hearing). 8 With attachments, Griffin’s principal brief is 1,627 pages long and contains a single item under “argument” in the brief’s table of contents. –7– LEGAL STANDARDS “A court may dismiss a case for want of prosecution under either [r]ule 165a or under its common law | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Villarreal v. San Antonio Truck & Equipment
green
1 sentence2021We conclude the trial court did so based on the record before us. findings of fact and conclusions of law in cases tried without a jury); Belohlavy v. Belohlavy, No. 05-98- 02096-CV, 2001 WL 804507 , at *2 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2001, no pet.) (mem. op.) (noting case is “tried” for rule 296 purposes when court holds evidentiary hearing). 8 With attachments, Griffin’s principal brief is 1,627 pages long and contains a single item under “argument” in the brief’s table of contents. –7– LEGAL STANDARDS “A court may dismiss a case for want of prosecution under either [r]ule 165a or under its common law | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Hawkins v. State
green
1 sentence2019See Archie, 221 S.W.3d at 700; Hawkins, 135 S.W.3d at 85 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Mosley v. State
green
2 sentences2019Archie, 340 S.W.3d at 739 ; Mosley, 983 S.W.2d at 259 . 2019See Archie, 340 S.W.3d at 739 ; Mosley, 983 S.W.2d at 259 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Long Trusts v. Griffin
green
2 sentences2015Id. 2015Id. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Lane v. Brown
green
2 sentences2015Illinsis, plurality the Supreme Court held that "[driestitute defendant must be afforded as adequate appellate review as defendants who have money enough to buy transcript", Lane Vs. "drown, 372 U.S. 477, 484 , 83 S.Ct. 768, 772 , 9 L.Ed.2d. 882(1963). extended "the Griffin principle [to}: appl[y-| to state collateral proceedings". 2015Illinsis, plurality the Supreme Court held that "[driestitute defendant must be afforded as adequate appellate review as defendants who have money enough to buy transcript", Lane Vs. "drown, 372 U.S. 477, 484 , 83 S.Ct. 768, 772 , 9 L.Ed.2d. 882(1963). extended "the Griffin principle [to}: appl[y-| to state collateral proceedings". | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Abbott Laboratories v. Gravis
green
1 sentence1978The Court went to great lengths to approve and reaffirm the holding in Gravis, supra, and held that since Griffin’s claim in quantum meruit arose out of the “transaction or occurrence that was the subject matter of the cross-action [of Holiday Inns], the quantum meruit claim was a compulsory counterclaim to the cross-action under the provisions of Rule 97, T.R.C.P.” ( 496 S.W.2d at 539 ). | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Griffin v. Holiday Inns of America
green
1 sentence1978The Court went to great lengths to approve and reaffirm the holding in Gravis, supra, and held that since Griffin’s claim in quantum meruit arose out of the “transaction or occurrence that was the subject matter of the cross-action [of Holiday Inns], the quantum meruit claim was a compulsory counterclaim to the cross-action under the provisions of Rule 97, T.R.C.P.” ( 496 S.W.2d at 539 ). | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Flaiz v. Moore
green
2 sentences1973In Flaiz v. Moore, 359 S.W.2d 872 (Tex.1962), this court took a significantly different stand. 1973In Flaiz v. Moore, 359 S.W.2d 872 (Tex.1962), this court took a significantly different stand. | 1 | 1973–1973 |
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.