Legal Opinion
Entex v. City of Pearland
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided April 15, 1999No. 14-98-00475-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.
Appellants, Entex and its parent corporation, Noram Energy Corporation (collectively, “Entex”), bring this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order certifying a class action in favor of appellee, the City of Pearland. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(3) (Vernon Supp.1999) (authorizing interlocutory appeal). In two issues, Entex contends the trial court abused its discretion in certifying the class because Pearland did not meet the requirements for class certification. We affirm.
Background
The underlying action involves a dispute over the…
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