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· 3/21/2002

Johnson v. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.

Citations

  • 73 S.W.3d 193
  • 45 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 470
  • 2002 Tex. LEXIS 24
  • 2002 WL 537684

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that existence of fiduciary duty requires agent's agreement to act primarily on behalf of principal
  • acknowledging the right of employees to make preparations for a future competing 'business venture while still employed
  • “As we have said on more than one occasion, ‘some suspicion linked to other suspicion produces only more suspicion, which is not the same as some evidence.’”
  • defendant insured's prejudgment assignment to plaintiff of claims against liability insurer
  • no-evidence summary judgment proper where response “was silent” as to reliance element of fraud
  • “Fiduciary duties are imposed by courts on some relationships because of their special nature.”

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Judges: Baker, Enoch, Hankinson, Hecht, Jefferson, O'Neill, Owen, Phillips

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