Legal Opinion
Tana Oil and Gas Corp. v. McCall
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 2003No. 01-1181PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hecht
in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice O’NEILL, Justice JEFFERSON, Justice SCHNEIDER and Justice SMITH joined.
As this case comes to us, the narrow question is whether one who tortiously interferes with the relationship between an attorney and his client by suing them in the same action can be hable to the attorney for the value of the attorney’s time and the expenses he incurred in defending himself. We answer no and accordingly reverse in part the judgment of the court of appeals 1 and render judgment for petitioners.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Peek v. Equipment Service Co. of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- Niemeyer v. Tana Oil and Gas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- McCall v. Tana Oil and Gas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Nassar v. Hughes, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Wedgeworth v. Kirskey, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Haden v. David J. Sacks, P.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
- Harris v. Archer, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
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