Legal Opinion
Unauthorized Practice Committee, State Bar of Texas v. Cortez
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 8, 1985No. C-3380PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Justice.
This is an injunction case in which the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (the Committee) of the State Bar of Texas seeks to enjoin Eddie and Rita Cortez (the Cortezes) from engaging in certain acts alleged to be the practice of law. The trial court rendered judgment n.o.v. for the Unauthorized Practice Committee and issued a permanent injunction against the Cortezes. The court of appeals reversed the trial court judgment and dissolved the temporary injunction. 674 S.W.2d 803. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and affirm the trial court judgment.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eichelberger v. EichelbergerTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Hexter Title & Abstract Co. v. Grievance CommitteeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Grievance Committee of State Bar of Texas, Twenty-First Congressional Dist. v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Grievance Committee State Bar of Texas, Twenty-First Congressional Dist. v. CoryellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Robertus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
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3Cited by33 opinions
- In Re Nolo Press/Folk Law, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Crain v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the Supreme Court of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
- In Re GuttierezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 2000
- Green v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
- Brown v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
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