Legal Opinion

in Re United Scaffolding, Inc.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided August 31, 2012No. 10-0526PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lehrmann

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, Justice WILLETT, and Justice GUZMAN joined.

In In re Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, we held that a trial court’s order granting a motion for new trial must provide a reasonably specific explanation of the court’s reasons for setting aside a jury verdict. 290 S.W.3d 204, 213 (Tex.2009). We rejected a new-trial grant that was premised solely “in the interest of justice.” Id. at 213. Because the trial court’s order in this case can be read to do just that, we conditionally grant the writ of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Johnson v. Fourth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. In Re Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, Subsidiary, L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Cecil Scott, Cross-Appellants v. Monsanto Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. In Re United Scaffolding, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. United Scaffolding, Inc. v. James LevineTexas Supreme Court · 2017
  2. in Re Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Viscount Properties II, L.P., D/B/A Hoy Fox toyota/lexusTexas Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Tanglewood Homes Association, Inc. v. Stewart A. Feldman, Marla B. Feldman, and Miichael T. Kelly, Trustee, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2014
  4. In re DavenportTexas Supreme Court · 2017
  5. in Re: Zimmer, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014

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