Legal Opinion

Fain v. Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided January 29, 1998No. 12-97-00044-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLCOMB, Justice.

Harold Fain, Doris Fain, and. Bart Sipri-ano, Appellants (“landowners”) filed suit against Appellee, Great Spring Waters of America, Inc., a/k/a Ozarka Natural Spring Water Co. (“Ozarka”) for negligently draining their water wells. The trial court granted summary judgment for Ozarka, from which the landowners now appeal. They complain that the lower court erred when it granted Ozarka’s motion for summary judgment because their allegation of malice was sufficient to defeat summary judgment. They also ask this court to reverse the summary judgment because the policy reasons,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gutierrez v. CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Adamo v. State Farm Lloyds Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. EastTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Abbott v. City of Kaufman, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1986
  5. Friendswood Development Co. v. Smith-Southwest Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hearts Bluff Game Ranch, Inc. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Higbie Roth Construction Co. v. Houston Shell & Concrete, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  3. Sipriano v. Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Tarrant County v. MoralesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Enosis Investments v. JensenTexas Business Court · 2026

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