Legal Opinion

Soto v. Phillips

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided July 15, 1992No. 04-91-00408-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

PEEPLES, Justice.

The motion for rehearing is overruled. Our previous opinion of May 20, 1992, is withdrawn and replaced by the following.

Plaintiff Soto appeals from a take-nothing summary judgment. Defendants sought judgment on res judicata and collateral estoppel grounds based on two prior lawsuits involving the same underlying transaction. Defendants are Soto’s former employer, the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier, and two doctors who testified at the first trial. We hold that res judicata bars Soto’s first seven claims against all four defendants,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Rogers v. Ricane Enterprises, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Arnold v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Aranda v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Murray v. San Jacinto Agency, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Bonniwell v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Webb v. Persyn, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1993
  2. Miller v. State & County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Martin v. Martin, Martin & Richards, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Daniels v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Aiello, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995

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