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No. 12-0348
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DAVID HAMRICK, MAGGIE HAMRICK, SUE BERTRAM AND STEVE BERTRAM v. TOM WARD AND BETSEY WARD

Oral argument was held on September 11, 2013. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on August 29, 2014. It then denied rehearing on November 21, 2014 File Closed

Opinion

August 29, 2014

Guzman
Hecht
Green
Johnson
Willett
Lehrmann
Boyd
Devine
Brown

Justice Guzman delivered the opinion of the Court. PDF

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:14th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Aff/Pt and Rev & Rem/Pt
COA Docket No.:14-10-00560-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Martha Hill Jamison

Trial Court

Trial Court:125th District Court
County:Harris
Trial Judge:Honorable O. Kyler Carter
Trial Docket:2005-61600

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2015-08-21 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Denied
2015-07-02 Reply to Response to Motion  
2015-06-26 Response to Motion filed  
2015-06-19 Call received  
2015-06-17 Miscellaneous Motion  
2015-01-23 Case Stored  
  This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between November 21, 2014 and January 23, 2015.  
2014-11-21 Mandate issued  
2014-11-21 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed   Denied with Justice not sitting.
  This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between September 29, 2014 and November 21, 2014.  
2014-09-29 Motion for Rehearing for pet #2  
2014-09-29 Case forwarded to Court
2014-09-12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed   Filing granted
2014-09-10 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  
2014-08-29 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record Issued
2014-08-29 Opinion issued   Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
2014-08-29 Opinion issued Issued
  This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between September 11, 2013 and August 29, 2014.  
2013-09-11 Oral argument  
2013-09-11 Oral argument  
2013-09-10 Exhibits in case/cause filed  
2013-09-10 Exhibits in case/cause filed  
2013-07-29 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2013-06-10 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2013-05-03 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2013-05-03 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
  This case was waiting for oral argument between March 8, 2013 and May 3, 2013.  
2013-03-08 Petition for Review granted
2013-03-08 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2013-03-08 Petition for Review granted
2013-03-08 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2013-01-30 Reply Brief  
2013-01-30 Reply Brief  
2013-01-14 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2013-01-14 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2012-12-21 Brief on the Merits  
2012-12-21 Brief on the Merits  
2012-11-26 Case Record Filed  
2012-11-20 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2012-11-15 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2012-10-29 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
2012-10-26 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2012-09-07 Reply to Response (Petitioner)  
2012-09-04 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2012-09-04 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2012-08-03 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2012-07-31 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2012-07-20 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2012-06-19 Case forwarded to Court
2012-06-19 Case forwarded to Court
2012-06-12 Response Waiver filed  
2012-06-11 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2012-06-11 Response Waiver filed  
2012-05-30 Supplemental appendix  
2012-05-29 Petition for Review #2 (Petitioner)  
2012-05-29 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2012-05-10 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2012-05-10 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2012-05-03 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review #2 filed  
2012-05-03 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Ward, Tom
Mr. David Christopher Deiss
Mr. Millard A. Johnson
Mr. Richard L. Spencer
Mr. Charles Patrick Waites
Respondent
Hamrick, David
Mr. T. Brooke Farnsworth
Mr. Bennett S. Bartlett
Mr. Brian Joseph Shelton
Petitioner
 
 
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