Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Cintas Corp.

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided March 14, 1996No. 12-94-00371-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLCOMB, Justice.

Ken Murphy appeals from a judgment awarding Cintas Corporation $6,167.30 for breach of a uniform rental agreement. In the first six points of error, Murphy challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support the court’s award of liquidated damages. In his seventh point, Murphy contends that the court erred when it awarded liquidated damages because the stipulated damage clause in the contract was an unenforceable penalty, as a matter of law. In his last point, Murphy contends that the court erred when it refused to set aside the judgment and render a take-nothing…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Roberson v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Davis v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Stewart v. BaseyTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Point Lookout West, Inc. v. WhortonTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Gorman v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Northwest Park Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. BrundrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Sparkman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
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  4. Urban Television Network Corp. v. Creditor Liquidity Solutions L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
  5. GPA Holding, Inc. v. Baylor Health Care System, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011

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