Legal Opinion

One Call Systems, Inc. v. Houston Lighting & Power

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided November 7, 1996No. 14-95-00723-CVPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EDELMAN, Justice.

In this contract dispute, One Call Systems, Inc. (“One Call”) appeals a judgment granted in favor of Houston Lighting and Power Company and Entex, a division of Arida, Inc. (collectively, the “utilities”) on the grounds that the trial court erred in (1) awarding the utilities attorney’s fees and (2) failing to strike certain expert opinion testimony. We affirm.

Background

In 1989, One Call entered into contracts with each of the utilities to provide call center services. 1 Shortly before three years had elapsed, the utilities informed One Call that they would stop using…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Fredonia State Bank v. General American Life Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Barshop v. Medina County Underground Water Conservation DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Reilly v. Rangers Management, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State Farm Life Insurance Co v. BeastonTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Cecil v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Wayne v. A.V.A. Vending, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  2. 4901 Main, Inc. v. TAS Automotive, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  3. Hall v. DouglasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
  4. Fairmont Supply Co. v. Hooks Industrial, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
  5. McShane v. Bay Area Healthcare Group, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005

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