Westchester Fire Insurance Co. v. Alvarez
Texas Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
DENTON, Justice.
The question in this case is whether the specificity requirement in Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 166-A(c) is waived by failure to except to the motion for summary judgment prior to rendition of judgment.
The trial court granted defendant, West-chester Fire Insurance Company, a summary judgment which ordered that plaintiff, Esperanza Alvarez, take nothing and that Westchester Fire Insurance Company take the $10,000 deposited in the registry of the court. The court of civil appeals held that the motion for summary judgment did not state the specific grounds for such judgment.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Gar-Dal, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
- Jones v. McSpeddenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Alvarez v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Spray v. StashCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
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- Dear v. City of Irving, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. LenkTexas Supreme Court · 2012
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