Legal Opinion

Regent International Hotels, Ltd. v. Las Colinas Hotels Corp.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided December 17, 1985No. 05-85-00268-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Justice.

Regent International Hotels, Ltd. appeals a summary judgment declaring that Las Colinas Hotels Corporation and Las Colinas Sports Club, Inc. 1 were entitled to terminate their contracts with Regent. Regent contends that the trial court erred because Las Colinas did not conclusively disprove its defenses of waiver, estoppel, and laches. We agree with Regent’s contentions and, accordingly, reverse the summary judgment of the trial court and remand the cause for a trial on the merits. Regent also contends that the contracts are ambiguous and that the trial court erred by using the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Sun Oil Co. (Delaware) v. MadeleyTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Farley v. Prudential Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  4. City of Fort Worth v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Bimco Iron & Metal Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. Wayne v. A.V.A. Vending, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  5. Enserch Corp. v. Rebich, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1996

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