Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Ray
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 1994No. D-4045PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
On Petition for WRIT of Mandamus
2Opinion of the Court · SpectorJustice Spector
Johnny K. Thomas seeks mandamus relief from a trial court order excluding all of his expert witnesses. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering the exclusion of the witnesses, and therefore grant the requested relief.
The underlying action is a suit for legal malpractice. Thomas alleges that Swanson violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, was negligent and grossly negligent, and breached the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing while representing Thomas in a worker’s compensation case.
On January 20, 1993, the parties entered…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. PowellTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Cliff v. HugginsTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- Moody v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
4Cited by43 opinions
- Webb v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Meek v. Bishop Peterson & Sharp, P.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
- Limestone Construction, Inc. v. Summit Commercial Industrial Properties, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Payton v. Ashton, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
- American Paging of Texas, Inc. v. El Paso Paging, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
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