Cox v. Process Engineering, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 1994
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Belo Corp. v. Thomas Blanton · Housing Authority of City of Dallas v. Hubbell · F. J. Lewis Mfg. Co v. Snyder · American Surety Co. of New York v. Shaw
Most-quoted passages
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“A cause of action must both be alleged and proved in order to obtain relief from the party sought to be held liable. A. H. Belo Corp. v. Blanton, 133 Tex. 391 , 129 S.W.2d 619 (1939). A cause of action cannot exist unless one party fails to perform an obligation owed to another. The suit by plaintiff against Process is an ex contractu action based on the alleged nonperformance of an implied contractual duty. In this case the evidence shows as a matter of law that Process did not breach any duty, express or implied, owed to Cox. Failure to perform an act neither expressly nor impliedly contract to be done or performed does not constitute, in law, a breach of contract.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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