Legal Opinion

Harris v. Moore

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided September 23, 1987No. 08-87-00219-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOODARD, Justice.

Plaintiff petitions for writ of mandamus and writ of prohibition directing the judge of the 120th District Court to relinquish jurisdiction of a case to the El Paso County Court at Law No. Two. We so grant.

A personal injury case in the county court resulted in judgment emanating from a structured settlement agreement. The Plaintiff was to receive $450,000.00 cash and substantial post-annual payments. Plaintiff’s attorney, Mr. Bert Williams, was awarded $400,000.00 of the cash as attorney’s fees. Plaintiff retained a new attorney who sought and received an amended…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Curtis v. GibbsTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  2. First Southern Properties, Inc. v. ValloneTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Durham v. ScrivenerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
  4. Maul v. WilliamsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1934
  5. Pope v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Finlan v. Peavy, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
  2. State v. Snell, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
  3. Marvin Wade v. Allene Hurst, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1994
  4. Timothy Lawrence Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003
  5. in Re: RWW Enterprises, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation Rodney Warren And SPSM, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership, Relator, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004

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