Legal Opinion

AMS Construction Co. v. K.H.K. Scaffolding Houston, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 25, 2011No. 01-09-00360-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In this case, an employer sues its staff leasing company for its failure to comply with its agreement to provide workers’ compensation insurance for one of the employer’s injured workers. A jury found that the staff leasing company failed to comply with the agreement, that its failure was not excused, and that it committed fraud. The trial court rendered judgment on the jury’s breach of contract findings.

The staff leasing company, AMS Construction Company, Inc. d/b/a AMS Staff Leasing, appeals the jury’s verdict in favor of the employer, K.H.K. Scaffolding Houston,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Subaru of America, Inc. v. David McDavid Nissan, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Dubai Petroleum Co. v. KaziTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Elbaor v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Warnke v. Nabors Drilling USA, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. Anthony Aldridge v. Thrift Financial Marketing, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
  3. Berry Contracting, L.P. v. MannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  4. Rodriguez v. Lockhart Contracting Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  5. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company A/S/O Mirsan, L.P., D/B/A Sienna Ridge Apartments v. Carmen A. White, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2013

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