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Texas Supreme Court· 10/5/1995

Werner v. Colwell

Citations

  • 909 S.W.2d 866
  • 1995 WL 457241

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that there was no evidence of the negligence alleged
  • stating that plaintiff “has failed to establish a prima facie case” when “there is no evidence” to support a necessary finding
  • holding that there was no evidence of the negligence alleged
  • noting that a party can waive service as to a particular capacity by making a general appearance before the court
  • holding trial court erred in granting judgment against a person as trustee of an ERISA plan because that person was never named as a party defendant
  • explaining that judgment may not be rendered against one who was neither named nor served as a defendant, but an “exception exists when a person waives service by making a 6 general appearance before the court”

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Judges: Enoch, Phillips, Gonzalez, Hecht, Cornyn, Owen, Gammage, Hightower, Spector

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