Legal Opinion
M.J. Sheridan & Son Co. v. Seminole Pipeline Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 23, 1987No. 01-86-0429-CVPublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM BASS, Justice.
M.J. Sheridan and Son, Co., Inc., sued Seminole Pipeline Company alleging that Seminole had breached its contract with Sheridan by failing to provide Sheridan with a pipeline easement and that this damaged Sheridan because it was unable to proceed with its contract. Sheridan also sought recovery on theories of fraud and quantum meruit. After a jury trial, the court entered a directed verdict as to the fraud and quantum meruit causes of ac tions, and the jury found that Seminole had provided Sheridan with a right-of-way within a reasonable time. Therefore, the court…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Stone v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
- Black Lake Pipe Line Co. v. Union Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
- Vance v. My Apartment Steak House of San Antonio, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- Adams v. Petrade International, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
- Pegasus Energy Group, Inc. v. Cheyenne Petroleum Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
- Gonzalez v. DenningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Lee-Wright, Inc. v. Hall, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
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