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· 5/8/1998

Mobil Oil Corp. v. Ellender

Citations

  • 968 S.W.2d 917
  • 41 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 763
  • 1998 Tex. LEXIS 68
  • 1998 WL 226454

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing corporation’s liability for gross negligence may be based on “inactions” of a vice principal
  • holding that a defendant met this burden because the plaintiffs’ attorneys had announced the settlement to the trial court, the defendant’s motion for judgment had mentioned the settlement amount, and the plaintiffs had not contested the amount
  • recognizing corporation’s liability for gross negligence may be based on “inactions” of a vice principal
  • recognizing corporation’s liability for gross negligence may be based on “inactions” of a vice principal
  • construing the element as requiring proof that the defendant’s conduct produced a “likelihood of serious injury”
  • construing the element as requiring proof that the defendant's conduct produced a \likelihood of serious injury\

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Judges: Baker, Phillips, Gonzalez, Hecht, Enoch, Spector, Abbott, Hankinson, Owen

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