Legal Opinion

Dorney v. Henderson Clay Products, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 9, 1992No. 6-92-009-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

Steve Dorney appeals a summary judgment in favor of Henderson Clay Products, Inc. The primary issues raised by Dor-ney’s appeal are whether the survival statute for claims against dissolved corporations 1 and the doctrine of collateral estop-pel bar the claims which Dorney brought against Henderson Clay. The survival statute bars Dorney’s misrepresentation claim, and the doctrine of collateral estop-pel precludes Dorney’s claim for breach of contract. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In 1982, Dorney entered into a farm-out agreement 2 with Henderson…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Eagle Properties, Ltd. v. ScharbauerTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Hunter v. Fort Worth Capital Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Morris A. Hicks, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Quaker Oats CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Jeanes v. HendersonTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Shell Pipeline Corp. v. Coastal States Trading, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Duran v. Furr's Supermarkets, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  2. Emmett Properties, Inc. v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. Pellow v. Cade, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  4. Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Zapata Partnership, Ltd. (In re Fender)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Engstrom v. First National Bank of Eagle Lake, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997

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