Montgomery County
Recent News About Montgomery County
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Appeals court allows legal malpractice case between brothers to go forward
In a case of brother versus brother, Montgomery County District Judge Frederick Edwards committed 13 errors in favor of the brother with the law license, according to the Ninth District appeals court in Beaumont. -
Appeals court denies hunting lodge owner's defamation suit against biologist who said he stocked deer
The lodge at Whitetail Junction Ranch in Kimble County The 9th District appeals court has thrown out a defamation suit that hunting lodge owner James Shrieve filed against a state biologist for telling a review panel he stocked deer in violation of his wildlife management plan. -
Appeals court rules attorney fees not protected as debt, agrees Montgomery County man should serve jail time
Although the Texas Constitution forbids imprisonment for debt, a Texan who refused to pay an attorney's fee will spend 30 days in jail. -
Appeals court says Houston cab company not negligent for injury, reverses damages
Justices on the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a Montgomery County jury's verdict that a taxicab company negligently entrusted a cab to an independent contractor on March 20. -
McKeithen holds on to seat as chief of appeals court
The in-house Republican duel for the chief seat on the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals was a tight one, with the incumbent, Chief Justice Steve McKeithen, obtaining nearly 53 percent of the vote. -
Texans head to the polls! Stay with The Record for primary results!
The polls are now open for the Texas primaries, where much of the national attention will be on the Democratic race for the presidential nomination. But the Texas ballots also include races that could affect the state's judicial makeup. -
Wright faces fellow Republican, incumbent in quest for appellate chief post
Immersed in the belief that all judges need to return to the U.S. Constitution when evaluating cases, a hopeful Montgomery County attorney has made it his mission to become the next chief justice of the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals. -
Chief Justice McKeithen seeks second term on appeals court
First elected to the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals in 2002, Chief Justice Steve McKeithen will face off with fellow Republican Jay Wright in the upcoming March 4 Texas primaries. -
Supreme Court hears case over bar room brawl at ritzy resort
Del Lago Resort in Conroe AUSTIN � In a case from "Houston's playground," the Texas Supreme Court must decide whether to hold a bar owner liable for injuries from a brawl. -
Appeals court rules in favor of Liu in suit against Hsu
Bobby Yu-Chen Liu of Arizona owes Shwurong Hsu of Texas $40,000, but according to the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Beaumont, Hsu can't recover it in a Texas court. -
Woman claims low wires caused husband's electrocution, sues Entergy for wrongful death
On June 9, 2007, Kevin Lee Presley was performing repairs on a dump truck owned by his employer Jackey Derryberry of Fairway Construction at the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Montgomery. -
Divorcee in hard place over engagement rock
AUSTIN � Wayne and Linda Small wish to recover a diamond from a Virginia woman who divorced their son, and the Texas Supreme Court has decided that they can require her to defend her possession of the ring in a Texas court. -
Montgomery Co. businesses take 'dirty' case to higher court
Montgomery County jurors settled a dispute over dirt with a $52,150 verdict, but the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Beaumont has ordered a new trial. -
Appeals court reopens dental malpractice suit, allows expert testimony regarding girl's brain damage
Appellate judges in Beaumont have reopened a dental malpractice suit that Judge Cara Wood of the 284th District Court in Montgomery County dismissed.