Texas Supreme Court· 12/5/1951
In Re King's Estate
Citations
- 244 S.W.2d 660
- 150 Tex. 662
- 1951 Tex. LEXIS 472
How courts have described this case
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- deciding that direct-appeal court applied a no-evidence, instead of a factual-sufficiency, standard from “conspicuous absence of any reference to the evidence” for the losing party
- deciding that direct-appeal court applied a no-evidence, instead of a factual-sufficiency, standard from \conspicuous absence of any reference to the evidence\ for the losing party
- stating interpretation of a written contract is a matter of law if the contract is clear and unambiguous
- stating interpretation of a written contract is a matter of law if the contract is clear and unambiguous
- under abuse of discretion standard, legal and factual insufficiency are relevant factors in assessing whether trial court abused its discretion
- \so contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence as to be clearly wrong and unjust\
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Judges: Per Curiam
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