Legal Opinion
Brown v. Jefferson County
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1966No. A-11256PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORVELL, Justice.
We granted writ of error in this case primarily for the purpose of settling a point of dissent which arose in the Beaumont Court of Civil Appeals over the proper construction of this Court’s holding in Texas & New Orleans R. R. v. Galveston County, 141 Tex. 34, 169 S.W.2d 713 (1943). In considering the validity of *186a “hold and save” clause in a contract executed by Jefferson County,1 the majority of the Court of Civil Appeals construed our 1943 holding narrowly and affirmed the validity of the agreement. The dissenting Justice stated that he was unable to accept the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Graves v. HornTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- United States v. BekinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- McNeal v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- County of Mitchell v. City National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Aransas Pass v. KeelingTexas Supreme Court · 1923
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Harris County v. DowlearnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- City of San Antonio v. Guido Bros. Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- County of Ector v. City of OdessaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Pogue v. Duncan, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1989
- McGinnis Ex Rel. McGinnis v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
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