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· 12/3/2004

Brown v. De La Cruz

Citations

  • 156 S.W.3d 560
  • 48 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 164
  • 2004 Tex. LEXIS 1254
  • 2004 WL 2754651

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that possibility of legislative mistake did not empower court to create private right of action
  • holding that possibility of legislative mistake did not empower court to create private right of action
  • explaining that penal statutes are strictly constructed and a private cause of action is not implied without some indication of legislative intent
  • explaining that penal statutes are strictly constructed and a private cause of action is not implied without some indication of legislative intent
  • holding statute that provided that a “seller who violates Subsection (a) is subject to a penalty” did not create a private cause of action
  • stating that the separation-of-powers provision, article II, section 1 of the Texas Constitution, forbids advisory opinions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Brister, Jefferson, Hecht, Owen, O'Neill, Wainwright, Medina, Smith

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