Legal Opinion

Legoland Discovery Centre (Dallas), LLC v. Superior Builders, LLC

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 27, 2017No. 02-16-00425-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LEE GABRIEL, JUSTICE

Appellant Legoland Discovery Centre (Dallas), LLC appeals from the trial court’s interlocutory order denying its motion to compel arbitration. Because appel-lee Superior Builders, LLC did riot meet its heavy burden to show that Legoland waived its right to arbitrate by substantially invoking the judicial process as to Superior’s claims raised against Legoland, we reverse the trial court’s order and remand for entry of an order compelling arbitration.

I. BACKGROUND. A.. Factual

Legoland hired Superior to be the geri-eral contractor for a water-feature addition to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Perry Homes v. CullTexas Supreme Court · 2008
  2. In Re D. Wilson Const. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2006
  3. EZ Pawn Corp. v. ManciasTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  4. G.T. Leach Builders, LLC v. Sapphire V.P., LpTexas Supreme Court · 2015
  5. In Re Vesta Insurance Group, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Alabaster, Inc. and John Sheffield v. Brent W. Coon, Brent W. Coon, P.C. D/B/A Brent Coon & Associates and Eric Newell, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2026
  2. Apache Corporation v. Bryan C. Wagner, Wagner Oil Company, Trade Exploration Corporation, and Wagner & Cochran, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  3. FW Services Inc. D/B/A Pacesetter Personnel Services v. Seth McDonald, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2020
  4. Ferguson Braswell Fraser & Kubasta, P.C. AND Soumit Roy v. SAF Oilfield I, LLC and SAF Capital Partners, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2023
  5. Frost Bank and Frost Brokerage Services, Inc. v. Sturdi Packaging, Inc.; Sturdi Frost, L.P., as Successor in Interest to Sturdi Packaging, Inc.; And Chemcraft (Pty) Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2025

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