Norris v. Thomas

How courts have described this case

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

• certifying question where Texas Constitutional provision’s text arguably was in tension with the result reached by courts in other jurisdictions that had interpreted similar texts and applied a canon of construction that Texas courts would also apply
• certifying question where Texas Constitutional provision’s text arguably was in tension with the result reached by courts in other jurisdictions that had interpreted similar texts and applied a canon of construction that Texas courts would also apply

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Cerda v. 2004-EQR1 L.L.C.
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-07-22· cited 47×
• Richard Houten, Jr. v. City of Fort Worth
  Fifth Circuit· 2016-07-01· cited 11×
• Frymire Home Svc v. OH Sec Ins
  Fifth Circuit· 2021-08-26· cited 11×
• In re Aubiel
  N.D. Ohio· 2014-08-28· cited 5×
• Norris v. Thomas
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-09-07
• Norris v. Thomas (In re Thomas)
  Fifth Circuit· 2007-08-22
• In re Phung Tan Huynh
  S.D. Texas· 2019-06-06
• Ackerman v. Arkema
  Fifth Circuit· 2025-10-31
• Canada v. Sherman
  Fifth Circuit· 2026-02-11

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Owen v. Owen
  Supreme Court· 1991-05-28· cited 633×
• Perry v. Dearing (In Re Perry)
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-09-04· cited 122×
• Laster v. First Huntsville Properties Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1992-04-22· cited 111×
• In the Matter of Kelly P. Bradley, Debtor. Kelly P. Bradley v. Pacific Southwest Bank, Fsb
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-06-18· cited 109×
• Capitol Aggregates, Inc. v. Walker
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1969-12-17· cited 21×
• Minnehoma Financial Co. v. Ditto
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1978-05-04· cited 19×
• In Re Scudder
  S.D. Alabama· 1989-01-27· cited 17×
• In Re Laube
  W.D. Wisconsin· 1993-03-16· cited 13×
• In Re Mead
  S.D. Florida· 2000-10-30· cited 13×
• In Re Ross
  N.D. Illinois· 1997-05-29· cited 11×
• In Re McMahon
  W.D. Kentucky· 1986-05-05· cited 11×
• In Re Herd
  D. Connecticut· 1994-12-28· cited 8×
• Norris v. Thomas (In Re Norris)
  W.D. Texas· 2004-10-21· cited 4×
• In Re Hacker
  M.D. Florida· 2000-11-07· cited 3×
• In Re Nerios
  N.D. Texas· 1994-09-02· cited 2×