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7 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 1976–2024 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Crowder Sr. v. Union Nat. Bankgreen1 sentence2024XVI, § 51, and Achilles, 16 S.W. at 746 ). 2 See, e.g., In re Thaw, 620 F. App’x 304, 309 (5th Cir. 2015) (“A claimant may only have one homestead at any given time, even if the claimant owns multiple residences.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Achilles, 16 S.W. 746 )); In re Claflin, 761 F.2d 1088, 1092 (5th Cir. 1985) (“[T]he wife cannot have one homestead and the husband another.” (quoting Crowder v. Union Nat’l Bank of Hous., 261 S.W. 375, 377 (Tex. [Comm’n Op.] 1924))); In re Morgan, 607 B.R. 880 , 889 (Bankr. S.D. | 1 | 1 |
In the Matter of Janis A. Claflin, A/K/A Janis Armstrong, Debtor. Hillock Homes, Inc. v. Janis A. Claflin, A/K/A Janis Armstronggreen1 sentence2024XVI, § 51, and Achilles, 16 S.W. at 746 ). 2 See, e.g., In re Thaw, 620 F. App’x 304, 309 (5th Cir. 2015) (“A claimant may only have one homestead at any given time, even if the claimant owns multiple residences.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Achilles, 16 S.W. 746 )); In re Claflin, 761 F.2d 1088, 1092 (5th Cir. 1985) (“[T]he wife cannot have one homestead and the husband another.” (quoting Crowder v. Union Nat’l Bank of Hous., 261 S.W. 375, 377 (Tex. [Comm’n Op.] 1924))); In re Morgan, 607 B.R. 880 , 889 (Bankr. S.D. | 1 | 1 |
Kendall Builders, Inc. v. Chessongreen1 sentence2024This age-old principle—that “[a]t no time has one family been entitled to more than one homestead,” Swearingen v. Builders, Inc. v. Chesson, 149 S.W.3d 796, 807 (Tex. App.—Austin 2004, pet. denied) (citing Tex. Const. art. | 1 | 1 |
Christopher Moser v. Leslie Schachargreen1 sentence2024XVI, § 51, and Achilles, 16 S.W. at 746 ). 2 See, e.g., In re Thaw, 620 F. App’x 304, 309 (5th Cir. 2015) (“A claimant may only have one homestead at any given time, even if the claimant owns multiple residences.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Achilles, 16 S.W. 746 )); In re Claflin, 761 F.2d 1088, 1092 (5th Cir. 1985) (“[T]he wife cannot have one homestead and the husband another.” (quoting Crowder v. Union Nat’l Bank of Hous., 261 S.W. 375, 377 (Tex. [Comm’n Op.] 1924))); In re Morgan, 607 B.R. 880 , 889 (Bankr. S.D. | 1 | 1 |
City of Fort Worth v. Adamsgreen1 sentence1995City of Fort Worth v. Adams, 888 S.W.2d 607, 611 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1994, writ denied), upon which appellant places major emphasis, merely reaffirms the age-old rule that the common law governs alleged acts or omissions of negligence occurring before the Act was enacted in 1970. 7 The summary judgment was granted under the common law on this basis, given the undisputed evidence that the canal system, including the concrete siphon in which the child had drowned, was constructed in the 1920s and has not since been modified. | 1 | 1 |
Freeman v. Statered1 sentence1986See Freeman v. State, 654 S.W.2d 450 (Tex.Cr.App.1983); Wygal v. State, 555 S.W.2d 465 (Tex.Cr.App.1977). | 1 | 1 |
Grissom v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.green1 sentence1976Grissom v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., 476 S.W.2d 448, 450 (Tex.Civ. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Achilles v. Willis & Bro.
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2 sentences2024XVI, § 51, and Achilles, 16 S.W. at 746 ). 2 See, e.g., In re Thaw, 620 F. App’x 304, 309 (5th Cir. 2015) (“A claimant may only have one homestead at any given time, even if the claimant owns multiple residences.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Achilles, 16 S.W. 746 )); In re Claflin, 761 F.2d 1088, 1092 (5th Cir. 1985) (“[T]he wife cannot have one homestead and the husband another.” (quoting Crowder v. Union Nat’l Bank of Hous., 261 S.W. 375, 377 (Tex. [Comm’n Op.] 1924))); In re Morgan, 607 B.R. 880 , 889 (Bankr. S.D. 2024XVI, § 51, and Achilles, 16 S.W. at 746 ). 2 See, e.g., In re Thaw, 620 F. App’x 304, 309 (5th Cir. 2015) (“A claimant may only have one homestead at any given time, even if the claimant owns multiple residences.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Achilles, 16 S.W. 746 )); In re Claflin, 761 F.2d 1088, 1092 (5th Cir. 1985) (“[T]he wife cannot have one homestead and the husband another.” (quoting Crowder v. Union Nat’l Bank of Hous., 261 S.W. 375, 377 (Tex. [Comm’n Op.] 1924))); In re Morgan, 607 B.R. 880 , 889 (Bankr. S.D. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado
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1 sentence2017Ed. 2d 107, **130 ; 2017 U.S. LEXIS 1574 , ***43 law tradition permitting impeachment by juror this loss entails. testimony, we have no basis to [**131] invoke a constitutional provision that merely “follow[s] out The present case concerns a rule like those just the established course of the common law in all mentioned, namely, the age-old rule against trials for crimes,” 3 Story §1785, at 662, to overturn attempting to overturn or “impeach” a jury’s Colorado’s decision to preserve the no- verdict by offering statements made by jurors impeachment rule, cf. Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U. during the | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Boumediene v. Bush
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2 sentences2017For S. 723, 832-833, 128 S. Ct. 2229 , 171 L. 2017For S. 723, 832-833, 128 S. Ct. 2229 , 171 L. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
GREATER NEW BRAUNFELS HOME BUILDERS ASSN. v. City of New Braunfels
green
1 sentence2015“This argument presents us with the age-old challenge of determining whether something that looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck is nevertheless a chicken.” Greater New Braunfels Home Builders Ass'n v. City of New Braunfels, 240 S.W.3d 302 , 308 at n. 6 (Tex. App. - Austin 2007, pet. denied) (finding that a duck was a duck). | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Wygal v. State
green
1 sentence1986See Freeman v. State, 654 S.W.2d 450 (Tex.Cr.App.1983); Wygal v. State, 555 S.W.2d 465 (Tex.Cr.App.1977). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Harris v. State
green
2 sentences1982That is not an age old principle of law as the majority would have us believe, but it is an aberration of the law which this Court has perpetuated since the case of Harris v. State, 522 S.W.2d 199 (Tex.Cr.App.1975). 1982That is not an age old principle of law as the majority would have us believe, but it is an aberration of the law which this Court has perpetuated since the case of Harris v. State, 522 S.W.2d 199 (Tex.Cr.App.1975). | 1 | 1982–1982 |
Doyle v. State
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2 sentences1982For a synopsis of the case law in this area, see my dissent in Doyle v. State, 631 S.W.2d 732 (Tex.Cr.App.1982) (Opinion on State’s Motion For Rehearing). 1982For a synopsis of the case law in this area, see my dissent in Doyle v. State, 631 S.W.2d 732 (Tex.Cr.App.1982) (Opinion on State's Motion For Rehearing). | 1 | 1982–1982 |
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.