Avi Ron v. Airtran Airways, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
*786OPINION
TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.
In this breach-of-contract case, a passenger with confirmed reservations on an overseas flight sued the airline after it told the passenger that the flight was canceled. The trial court granted the airline’s traditional motion for summary judgment, and the passenger appealed. Because the airline failed to conclusively establish its right to judgment as a matter of law on the grounds expressly presented in its summary-judgment motion, we reverse the judgment and remand the case.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Appellant Avi Ron purchased five airline…
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