When the Texas Supreme Court issues a revised majority opinion that is a substitute for the original, the prevailing lawyers and their clients tend to fear the worst. Will the court roll back their hard-earned victory?
Dallas solo Julius Staev was in that position when he first read the high court’s Jan. 27 revised opinion in City of Dallas v. Heather Stewart. Eight months earlier, the court had affirmed his client’s $75,000 damage award. A jury sided with Stewart in her suit accusing the city of demolishing her East Dallas house after an improper taking.
