Legal Opinion
Kiefer v. Continental Airlines, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 11, 1994No. 01-91-01286-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
Norma L. Kiefer and her husband Robert C. Kiefer (the Kiefers) appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental) on the basis of federal preemption. The Kiefers raise four points of error. We reverse and remand for trial on the merits.
A defendant moving for summary judgment has the burden to show that, as a matter of law, there is no genuine issue of material fact as to one or more of the essential elements of the plaintiffs’ cause of action. MMP, Ltd. v. Jones, 710 S.W.2d 59, 60 (Tex.1986); Gibbs v. General Motors Corp., 450…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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