Legal Opinion

Cura-Cruz v. CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 16, 2017No. 14-15-00632-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUBSTITUTE OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice,

Appellant property owners brought this negligence action against CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC arising from a fire that damaged their property,' The trial court granted CenterPoint’s motion to exclude proposed testimony of an expert witness and no-evidence motion for summary judgment. On appeal, appellants raise two issues: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by excluding the expert testimony of Michael McGraw; and (2) the trial court committed reversible error by granting the electric company’s no-evidence motion for summary…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp Advisors, Inc. v. FieldingTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. GrantTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. AuldTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Timpte Industries, Inc. v. GishTexas Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. David Moore and Lisa Moore v. Lisa Bushman and Integrity Land Services & Investments, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2018
  2. Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC v. Howard E. Coleman and Coleman Upholstery, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2023
  3. Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC v. Howard E. Coleman and Coleman Upholstery, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2022
  4. Elaine Hale and Kenneth Dorsey Parker, Jr. v. Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2018
  5. In Re Luminant Generation Company LLC. NRG Texas Power LLC, Calpine Corp., ExGen Handley Power, LLC N/K/A Constellation Handley Power LLC v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2023

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