Legal Opinion

Ash v. Hack Branch Distributing Co., Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided August 1, 2001No. 10-99-322-CVPublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

The owners of several McLennan County restaurants and taverns filed suit against four beer distributors alleging violations of the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983 and tortious interference with existing and prospective business relationships. The court granted motions for summary judgment filed by Hack Branch Distributing Company, Inc. and Dudley Haas Distributing Company, Inc. and severed the plaintiffs’ claims against the other two defendants. The plaintiffs claim on appeal that the court abused its discretion by overruling their objections to…

2Cases cited44 opinions

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  2. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by97 opinions

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  5. Community Initiatives, Inc. v. Chase Bank of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004

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