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Texas Supreme Court· 12/31/2003

J.M. Davidson, Inc. v. Webster

Citations

  • 128 S.W.3d 223
  • 20 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1315
  • 47 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 196
  • 2003 Tex. LEXIS 527
  • 2003 WL 23147409

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  • holding that a court should first try to determine intent from the document if unambiguous before resorting to parol evidence
  • recognizing that the threshold question in reviewing a contract is whether the instrument is ambiguous or not
  • recognizing that we must examine the entire writing when construing a contract and that “[n]o single provision taken alone will be given controlling effect”
  • holding that when party resists arbitration, trial court must determine whether valid arbitration agreement exists
  • holding that when a party resists arbitration, the trial court must -6- 04-08-00675-CV and 04-08-00741-CV determine whether a valid agreement to arbitrate exists
  • holding that when a party resists arbitration, the trial court must determine whether a valid agreement to arbitrate exists

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

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