Legal Opinion · Dissent

Island Recreational Development Corp. v. Republic of Texas Savings Ass'n

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 1986No. C-3762Published

1DissentSpears, Justice

I respectfully dissent. At the outset, I wish to note that I am not writing this dissent to discourage or impede broad issue submission. I write only to encourage wise and efficient broad issue practice.

I agree with the majority’s advocating a simpler, fairer, more efficient jury charge system through broad issue submission. However, I do not agree that the charge in this case broadly submitted both waiver and performance. The issue in this case reads:

Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that plaintiffs performed all their obligations under the commitment letter in question?

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Burk Royalty Co. v. WallsTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Mobil Chemical Company v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Harkey v. Texas Employers InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Glens Falls Insurance Co. v. PetersTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Scott v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1978

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