Legal Opinion
Tony's Barbeque & Steakhouse, Inc. v. Three Points Investments, Ltd.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 22, 2017No. 14-16-00207-CV, NO. 14-16-00596-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Tracy Christopher, Justice
The Texas legislature has declared that, as a matter of state policy, settlement of pending litigation is to be encouraged.1 But, just as with other contracts, disputes arise about the meaning and enforceability of settlement agreements. If the cause that the agreement was intended to resolve is still pending in the trial court, then disputes about the settlement agreement are to be pleaded and addressed in that cause, if it is possible to do so. See Mantas v. Fifth Court of Appeals, 925 S.W.2d 656, 658 (Tex. 1996) (per curiam). If the settlement dispute does…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Padilla v. LaFranceTexas Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
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