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San Juan 1990-A, L.P. v. Meridian Oil Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided September 4, 1997No. 14-97-00237-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from a judgment approving the settlement of a class action and effectively denying appellants’ objection to the settlement agreement. Appellees filed motions to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex.R.App. P. 72. Because we find the motions meritorious, we dismiss the appeal.

In the underlying class action, originally filed in 1992, Caroline Altheide and Langdon Harrison are the named class representatives (referred to jointly as “Altheide”). The defendants are Meridian Oil Inc. and several of its affiliates (collectively referred to as “Meridian”). The…

3Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Guaranty Federal Savings Bank v. Horseshoe Operating Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Marino v. OrtizSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. General Motors Corp. v. BloyedTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Gunn v. CavanaughTexas Supreme Court · 1965

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4Cited by18 opinions

  1. City of San Benito v. Rio Grande Valley Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Entex v. City of Pearland, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  3. Werner v. KPMG LLPDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2006
  4. Northrup v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  5. Peters v. Blockbuster, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2001

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