Legal Opinion
Newman v. Obersteller Ex Rel. Obersteller
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided February 22, 1996No. 13-95-034-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RODRIGUEZ, Justice.
Kurt Obersteller, a Flour Bluff High School student, and his parents, filed suit against the Flour Bluff Independent School District (FBISD) and Ronnie Newman, Head Coach and Athletic Director for the FBISD.
The original petition asserted tort claims based on state law as well as federal claims based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case was removed to federal court which issued final judgment in favor of defendants on the federal claims but declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law tort claims. Those claims were remanded to state court. Summary…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Thomas v. OldhamTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Palmer v. Enserch Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Franka v. VelasquezTexas Supreme Court · 2011
- Southwestern Refining Co., Inc. v. BernalTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Newman v. Obersteller Ex Rel. OberstellerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Hudson v. Vasquez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
- Gonzalez v. Ison-Newsome, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
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