Legal Opinion · Dissent

Speedy Stop Food Stores, Ltd. v. Reid Road Municipal Utility District No. 2

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided March 26, 2009No. 14-07-00225-CVPublished

1DissentCharles W. Seymore, Justice

Rulings on admission or exclusion of evidence rest within the sound discretion of the trial court. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corp. v. Auld, 34 S.W.3d 887, 906 (Tex.2000). We should not reverse the trial court’s decision to admit or exclude evidence unless it is shown that the trial court abused its discretion, and the erroneous ruling probably caused rendition of an improper judgment. Gee v. Liberty Mut. *659Fire Ins. Co., 765 S.W.2d 394, 396 (Tex.1999). The standards for admissibility of evidence in a summary judgment proceeding are the same as those applicable to a regular trial. United Blood…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Landis v. North American Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Joe v. Two Thirty Nine Joint VentureTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. AuldTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Gee v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
  5. United Blood Services v. LongoriaTexas Supreme Court · 1997

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