Legal Opinion

General Mills Restaurants, Inc. v. Texas Wings, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided February 4, 2000No. 05-99-00354-CVPublishedCited by 255 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice WHITTINGTON.

General Mills Restaurants, Inc. n/k/a GMRI, Inc. (“GMRI”) appeals a summary judgment in favor of Texas Wings, Inc. d/b/a Hooters, TWI XII, Inc., and Plano Wing’s, Ltd. (“Hooters”). On appeal, GMRI contends the trial judge erred in granting Hooters’s motion for summary judgment because (i) the summary judgment evidence establishes genuine issues of material fact with respect to GMRI’s trespass and nuisance claims; (ii) Hooters failed to establish as a matter of law that it was entitled to prevail on an affirmativé defense; and (iii) the trial judge granted…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Jackson v. Fiesta Mart, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
  5. Trinity Universal Insurance Co. v. CowanTexas Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by255 opinions

  1. Jones v. Blume, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  2. Branton v. Wood, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
  3. Willms v. Americas Tire Co., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  4. Espalin v. Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
  5. Cantu v. Horany, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006

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