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B.J. Valve Fitting v. Elliott Valve Repair Co.

Supreme Court of Texas
Oct 31, 1984
679 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1984)

Opinion

No. C-3371.

October 31, 1984.

Appeal from District Court No. 234, Harris County; Sondock, Judge.

Crady Peden, Douglas S. Johnston, Houston, for petitioner.

Holtzman Urquhart, Jack E. Urquhart and Gary Brockway, Houston, for respondent.


Petitioner, B.J. Valve Fitting Company, sued Elliott Valve Repair Company to recover damages for breach of an oral contract. After a non-jury trial, the trial court rendered judgment for B.J. Valve. The court of appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered judgment for Elliott based upon its conclusion that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support the judgment. 675 S.W.2d 555.

The court of appeals' decision is in conflict with Glover v. Texas General Indemnity Company, 619 S.W.2d 400 (Tex. 1981) and many other supreme court cases which hold that a court of appeals must remand a cause for new trial if it sustains an "insufficient evidence" point. Accordingly, we grant petitioner's application for writ of error and without hearing argument, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand this cause to the trial court for further proceedings. Tex.R.Civ.P. 483.


Summaries of

B.J. Valve Fitting v. Elliott Valve Repair Co.

Supreme Court of Texas
Oct 31, 1984
679 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1984)
Case details for

B.J. Valve Fitting v. Elliott Valve Repair Co.

Case Details

Full title:B.J. VALVE FITTING COMPANY, Petitioner, v. ELLIOTT VALVE REPAIR COMPANY…

Court:Supreme Court of Texas

Date published: Oct 31, 1984

Citations

679 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1984)

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