The question of whether Texas recognizes a cause of action for tortious interference with inheritance rights will go before the Texas Supreme Court in February. The Court granted the petition in a case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals on December 23, 2016. Justice Quinn wrote the majority opinion in Jackson Walker, LLP v. Kinsel
Texas Nuisance Law Gets A Face-Lift
The Supreme Court of Texas clarified the Texas nuisance doctrine in Crosstex N. Tex. Pipeline, L.P. v. Gardiner. Justice Boyd opened by noting that Dean Prosser declared nuisance as the law’s “garbage can.” He proceeded to clean up this area of the law.
The Court said “nuisance” refers not to a defendant’s conduct or