Legal Opinion
Trinity Industries, Inc. v. Ashland, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided August 9, 2001No. 03-00-00217-CVPublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABOUSSIE, Chief Justice.
Trinity Industries, Inc. (“Trinity”) sued Ashland, Inc. and ATEC, Inc. (collectively “Ashland”) 1 for damages arising out of Ashland’s sale of its subsidiary, Beaird Industries, Inc. (“Beaird”), to Trinity. 2 Ashland asserted third-party claims against Beaird. A jury found against Trinity on its claims against Ashland and against Ashland on its claims against Beaird, and the trial court rendered judgment, which Trinity now appeals. We will affirm the judgment.
BACKGROUND
On January 12, 1990, Trinity entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. CBI Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
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