Legal Opinion
Sun Coast Resources, Inc. v. Cooper
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 23, 1998No. 01-97-00780-CVPublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
SCHNEIDER, Chief Justice.
We deny appellants’ motion for rehearing. However, we withdraw our opinion dated February 26, 1998, and substitute this one in its place.
This is an accelerated appeal from an interlocutory order certifying a class action. 1 See Tex.R. Civ. P. 42. We affirm.
Background Facts
Appellee, John C. Cooper, alleged he had purchased $196 of gasoline in March 1996 at the .D & E Quick Stop in Huntsville, Texas. Two of his pickup trucks were damaged by this fuel and required repairs. Cooper sued appellants 2 for property damage and lost wages. Cooper…
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