Legal Opinion
James P. Murphy v. Reed Williams
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided May 5, 2014No. 05-12-01730-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice FITZGERALD.
This case involves claims of tortious interference and the Real Estate License Act (“RELA”). In two issues, James Murphy, a licensed real estate broker, asserts the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Reed Williams because RELA does not preclude his tortious interference claims and he raised a fact issue on these claims. Because Williams is not a licensed broker and did not act as a broker, we conclude RELA bars Murphy’s tortious interference claims. Therefore, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment. The trial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Homer Merriman v. Xto Energy, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2013
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- Trammell Crow Co. No. 60 v. HarkinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Khan v. GBAK Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012
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