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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW DENIED
MARCH 2009

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MARCH 2009 PFR DENIALS

Petitions for Review Denied in March 2009

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW WERE DENIED MARCH 27, 2009:

08-0397  CITY OF DALLAS v. DAVID JONES AND VERONICA JONES; from Dallas County;
5th district (05-07-00831-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-05-08)

08-0448  DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS v. ROBERT LINSON, JR., ET AL.; from Dallas County;
5th district (05-07-01219-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-24-08)

08-0467  DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS v. REGINALD AUTRY; from Dallas County; 5th district
(05-06-01436-CV, 251 SW3d 155, 03-26-08)

08-0600  GORDON STEWART v. MARIA SOTELO; from El Paso County;
8th district (08-06-00145-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-22-08)

08-0627  JIM TRANUM v. DAVID BROADWAY; from Coryell County; 10th district \
(10-06-00308-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-02-08) 2 petitions

08-0652  PETER LOVETT v. LOUIS LOVETT; from Navarro County;
10th district (10-06-00410-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-02-08)

08-0817  THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD,
INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY, UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM; from Orange County; 9th district (09-06-00255-CV, ___ SW3d
___, 07-17-08)

08-0852  IN RE ESTATE OF GILBERT M. DENMAN, JR., DECEASED; from Bexar County;
4th district (04-07-00851-CV, 270 SW3d 639, 08-27-08)
2 petitions   (Chief Justice Jefferson not sitting)

08-0855  CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND FIRE CHIEF RUDOLPH JACKSON, JR. v. KRIS
CARR; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02-07-00375-CV, 266 SW3d 116, 08-26-08)

08-0857  SUSAN GAIL MESSINA v. LOUIS ANTHONY MESSINA; from Harris County;
1st district (01-07-00277-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-24-08)

08-0883  THE STATE OF TEXAS v. $130,510.00 IN LAWFUL CURRENCY; from Titus County;
6th district (06-07-00132-CV, 266 SW3d 169, 09-12-08)
Justice Brister notes his dissent to the denial

08-0895  JIM H. HAMILTON, JR. v. RAYMOND E. THOMPSON, ET AL.; from Anderson County; 12th
district (12-07-00231-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-30-08)

08-0927  JUAN MARIO VILLAFANI, M.D. v. ADELA TREJO; from Cameron County; 13th district
(13-04-00449-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-18-08)

08-0950  ESTATE OF HARLEY D. WEBB, JR., DECEASED RICHARD L. PAGE, TRUSTEE v.
MARSHA WEBB, DAVID WEBB, HERSHEL R. PAYNE, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR AND
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, INC.; from Tarrant County;
2nd district (02-07-00304-CV, 266 SW3d 544, 08-29-08)

08-0952  GEORGE DAVID GORDON, JR. v. JAMES GREGORY GORDON AND LISA KAYE
GORDON; from Montgomery County; 9th district (09-05-00330-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-31-08)

08-0971  CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL v.
DAY CRUISES MARITIME, L.L.C. AND CORPUS CHRISTI DAY CRUISE, L.L.C.; from Nueces County;
13th district (13-06-00471-CV, 267 SW3d 42, 04-17-08) 2 petitions

08-0975  ESTATE OF ELIZABETH L. WEBB, DECEASED, RICHARD L. PAGE, TRUSTEE v.
MARSHA WEBB, DAVID WEBB, HERSHEL R. PAYNE, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR, AND
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, INC.; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02-07-
00302-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-29-08)

08-0980  HELEN WILEMS, THOMAS LEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
ESTATE OF
FELICIA MARIE LEE, DECEASED v. GST TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, L.P. AND HENRY DANEFORD;
from Dallas
County; 5th district (05-08-00118-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-01-08)

08-1031  KAREN C. REYNOLDS v. NEAL NAGELY D/B/A LAW FIRM OF NEAL NAGELY; from Collin
County;
5th district (05-06-00856-CV, 262 SW3d 521, 08-21-08)
as redrafted

08-1033  ALFREDO FLORES, SAM LAJZEROWICZ AND DEBRA TRAPHAGAN v. STAR CAB
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.; from Bexar County; 7th district (07-06-00306-CV, ___
SW3d ___, 08-28-08) as redrafted

08-1041  MARSHALL SCOTT TAYLOR v. STATE OF TEXAS; from Trinity County; 12th district
(12-08-00040-CV, 266 SW3d 553, 09-03-08)

09-0035  THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC., AS ASSIGNEE OF
THE MORGANTI GROUP, INC. AND THE MORGANTI GROUP, INC.; from Harris County; 1st district
(01-07-00808-CV, 273 SW3d 739, 11-20-08)
(Justice Green not sitting)

09-0043  DAVID HENRY v. JAMES MCMICHAEL AND ELIZABETH ANN KOEHLER, CO-INDEPENDEN
EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF W.T. MCMICHAEL AND CATHERINE MCMICHAEL; from Brazoria
County;
1st district (01-07-00622-CV, 274 SW3d 185, 10-02-08)
motion for stay denied
agreed motion to consolidate dismissed as moot

09-0067  JOHN S. MOORE v. PULMOSAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT CORPORATION; from Harris
County; 14th district (14-07-00885-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-09-08)

09-0097  IN RE COMMITMENT OF JOSE SALAZAR; from Montgomery County; 9th district
(09-07-00345-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-26-08) as corrected

09-0120  CARLYN BAILEY-MASON v. RAE BLACK MASON; from Dallas County; 5th district
(05-07-01257-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-10-08)

09-0133  AMERICAN BANK OF COMMERCE v. DANNY S. DAVIS; from Travis County; 3rd district
(03-07-00264-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-31-08)

09-0147  DON D. JOHNSON, ET AL. v. LA MESA FARMS, INC.; from Yoakum County; 7th district
(07-07-00241-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-07-09)

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW WERE DENIED MARCH 20, 2009:

09‑0086          
CA PARTNERS AND RANDALL JOHNSON v. MARSHALL SPEARS AND CITIFINANCIAL, INC.; from
Galveston County; 14th district (14‑07‑00057‑CV, 274 SW3d 51, 08‑21‑08)


THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW WERE DENIED MARCH 13, 2009:

08‑1009          

RICHARD LUNA, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A RICHARD'S MACHINE SERVICES v. DANIEL C. RUNYON
AND AUTO, BUS & TRUCK, LP; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑06‑00615‑CV, ___ SW3d ___,
07‑03‑08)

09‑0004          

JOHN S. MARTIN v. SHERMAN A. BROWN; from Matagorda County; 13th district (13‑07‑00112‑CV,
___ SW3d ___, 08‑25‑08)

09‑0019          

REGINALD I. BAILEY A/K/A RAY HILL v. THE STATE OF TEXAS; from Travis County; 3rd district
(03‑08‑00367‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12‑12‑08)

09‑0022          

MARK A. METZGER, JR. v. PATRICIA F. WESTBO; from Tyler County; 9th district (09‑08‑00241‑CV,
___ SW3d ___, 11‑26‑08)

09‑0045          

PETE ROZELLE, JR. v. BARBARA K. FELLOWS AND DAVID BROCK; E. EDD PRITCHETT,
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE ROZELLE FAMILY TRUST; from Kendall County; 4th
district (04‑07‑00600‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑05‑08)


THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW WERE DENIED MARCH 6, 2009:

08‑0968          

JOSE JORGE MORENO AND ANALISA MORENO v. BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY; BP
AMERICA, INC.; BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC.; BP PIPELINES (NORTH AMERICA), INC.;
BP NORTH AMERICAN PETROLEUM, INC.; AND PAT AUBE; from McMullen County; 4th district
(04‑08‑00036‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑10‑08)

08‑0969          

ROGER AND LINDA HOOPER v. BOBBY SMALLWOOD, INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA BOBBY
SMALLWOOD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., ROBERT SKINNER, INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA
ROBERT SKINNER CONCRETE CONTRACTORS; from Lamar County; 6th district (06‑07‑00075‑CV,
270 SW3d 234, 10‑22‑08)

08‑1082          

GAIL SMITH v. DR. ALAN HENSON, D.C.; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑07‑00151‑CV, 270
SW3d 673, 10‑02‑08)

08‑1083          

SOUTHWEST AVIATION SPECIALTIES, LLC AND DAVID C. GUZMAN, AN INDIVIDUAL v.
WILMINGTON AIR VENTURES IV, INC. AND DELISA AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT, INC.; from Tarrant
County; 2nd district (02‑08‑00062‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑20‑08)

09‑0010          

STEPHANIE L. TROEGER, D.D.S. v. MARGARET MYKLEBUST; from Harris County; 14th district
(14‑07‑00884‑CV, 274 SW3d 104, 08‑28‑08)


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