Sosa v. Central Power & Light

How courts have described this case

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

• holding amended petition was timely filed on the sixth, rather than seventh, day before the date of the hearing under TEX.R. CIV. P. 4 and overruling contrary authority
• holding amended petition was timely filed on the sixth, rather than seventh, day before the date of the hearing under Tex.R. Civ. P. 4 and overruling contrary authority
• explaining that in computing relevant time frame, day of amended pleading’s filing is not counted but date of trial is
• holding second amended petition timely filed “exactly one week before a scheduled summary judgment hearing”
• interpreting rule 63 affording the right to amend without leave when filed exactly one week before summary judgment hearing
• applying the seven-day time constraint of rule 63 to the time period preceding a summary judgment hearing

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Cited by

102 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In the Interest of Shaw
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 1998-03-26· cited 142×
• Haynes v. City of Beaumont
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2000-12-08· cited 130×
• Fletcher v. Edwards
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 2000-07-05· cited 122×
• Esty v. Beal Bank S.S.B.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2009-08-18· cited 112×
• Melendez v. Exxon Corp.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1999-05-27· cited 97×
• Rivera v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2008-10-03· cited 70×
• Torres v. GSC Enterprises, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 2007-10-11· cited 60×
• Neimes v. Kien Chung Ta
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1999-01-11· cited 58×
• Loy v. Harter
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2004-03-02· cited 57×
• Lan Ngoc Nguyen v. Dinh Duc Nguyen
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2011-02-24· cited 45×
• Brooks v. Center for Healthcare Services
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1998-06-30· cited 41×
• Zarzana v. Ashley
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2007-01-23· cited 39×
• Mensa-Wilmot v. Smith International, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2009-11-19· cited 33×
• Masonic Building Ass'n of Houston v. McWhorter
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2005-05-12· cited 33×
• Smith v. Heard
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1998-08-24· cited 31×
• Allen v. City of Midlothian
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1996-08-07· cited 30×
• Torres v. City of Waco
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 2001-06-27· cited 24×
• Flo Trend Systems, Inc. v. Allwaste, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 1997-06-26· cited 19×
• Martinez v. Midland Credit Management, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 2008-03-13· cited 18×
• McCullough v. Godwin
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2007-03-09· cited 17×

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Lewis v. Blake
  Texas Supreme Court· 1994-06-15· cited 138×
• Drake Insurance Co. v. Tommy Paul King
  Texas Supreme Court· 1980-10-08· cited 64×
• Volvo Petroleum, Inc. v. Getty Oil Co.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1986-08-14· cited 20×
• Dillingham v. Lynch
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1974-11-20· cited 15×
• Sosa v. Central Power & Light Co.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1995-04-12· cited 9×
• Oehler v. Oehler
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1967-12-13· cited 7×
• Sweeny Bank v. Ritchie, Hopson & Associates, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1982-01-28· cited 7×