Legal Opinion
Jeanes v. Henderson
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1985No. C-3130PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, Justice.
This is an appeal from a lawsuit seeking declaratory relief and damages in conjunction with an oil and gas contract. At issue is the applicability of the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel. The trial court rendered summary judgment for defendants, Cliff C. Henderson, Robert B. Stallworth, Jr. and their respective companies, on the grounds that this suit is barred and litigation of the issues is precluded by the res judicata and collateral estoppel effects of a prior federal court judgment involving the same contract. In an unpublished opinion, Tex.R.Civ.P. 452, the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Aldinger v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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