Skip to main content
Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Cases
Texas Supreme Court· 2/15/1984

Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.

Citations

  • 665 S.W.2d 414
  • 27 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 213
  • 1984 Tex. LEXIS 317

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “most significant relationship” test of section 6 of Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws applies in Texas in most choice-of-law cases
  • holding that “general, categorical release clauses” are not impermissible but must be “narrowly construe[d]”
  • holding that “general, categorical release clauses” are not impermissible but must be “narrowly construe[d]”
  • stating that, before undertaking a choice-of-law analysis, the Court “must first determine whether there is a difference between the rules of Texas and New Mexico on this issue”
  • noting that motion to take judicial notice of New Mexico law was filed one week before trial
  • stating that, before undertaking choice of law analysis, the court must first determine whether there is a difference between the relevant laws

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Spears, Pope, McGee, Barrow, Campbell

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

629 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

90 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.