Legal Opinion
1464-Eight, Ltd. v. Joppich
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 2004No. 03-0109PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
in which Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice O’NEILL, Justice WAINWRIGHT, and Justice MEDINA joined. STEVEN WAYNE SMITH, Justice.
The question presented is whether section 87(l)(a) of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts should be incorporated into the common law of Texas. See 3 Williston & Lord, A Treatise on the Law of Contracts § 7:23 (4th ed. 1992) (“As far as option contracts are concerned, the Restatement (Second) has taken the position, adopted by some common law courts, that a false recital of nominal consideration is sufficient to support the irrevocability of an offer so long as…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Fort Worth Independent School District v. City of Fort WorthTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Harris v. RoweTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Davis v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- National Oil & Pipe Line Co. v. TeelTexas Supreme Court · 1902
- Lawrence v. McCalmontSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Rich v. Olah, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
- Elijah Ragira/Vip Lodging Group, Inc. v. Vip Lodging Group, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2009
- Watson v. TiptonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
- McLellan v. CharlyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2008
- Sandel v. ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
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