International Proteins Corp. v. Ralston-Purina Co.

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• holding that assignment of plaintiff's claims against one tortfeasor to another tortfeasor was against public policy
• International Proteins appealed, although it is not clear whether this issue was preserved in the trial court, we assume it was. Tex.R.App.P. 52(a)
• an assignment of the plaintiff’s cause of action to a joint tortfeasor of the defendant
• tortfeasor cannot settle and take an assignment of a plaintiff's claim against non-settling defendant
• assignment of plaintiff's claims against one tortfeasor to another tortfeasor
• International Proteins did not settle

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