Legal Opinion
Sweezy Construction, Inc. v. Murray
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided November 16, 1995No. 13-95-417-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAVEZ, Justice.
In this mandamus proceeding, the relators, Sweezy Construction, Inc., and Kent Sweezy, complain that the 103rd District Court in Willacy County wrongfully failed to abate a lawsuit filed against them in that court based on dominant jurisdiction established by a pri- or lawsuit filed by Sweezy in the 93rd District Court in Hidalgo County. We conditionally grant a writ of mandamus.
Both lawsuits stem from a dispute concerning which of two independent contractors, Sweezy Construction, Inc., or Faulkner Construction Co., had the right to build a new state jail facility in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- DeSantis v. Wackenhut Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- Canadian Helicopters Ltd. v. WittigTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Abor v. BlackTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Wyatt v. Shaw Plumbing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Republic Royalty Co. v. Evins, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
- Flores v. Peschel, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
- In Re Mendoza, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- In Re McCall, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1998
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