Legal Opinion
Green v. Morris
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 21, 2001No. 10-99-303-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRAY, Justice.
What is a mistake? Can you presently have a mistaken belief about future events? What ever the answers to these questions may be in philosophy, the answer takes on a dollar and cents value in the law. The law tells us that a mistaken belief about future events is not the type of mistake that will allow someone to avoid a contract.
BACKGROUND
Jason Green was injured when he fell off the trunk of a car driven by his friend, Kerry Moras. Two days later, Jason died. He had incurred hospital bills of approximately $60,000.
Jason’s parents, Michael and Aljean Green, acting…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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