KNOWLTON v. U.S. BRASS CORP.

Nos. 01-90-00612-CV, 01-90-00825-CV.

864 S.W.2d 585 (1993)

Dirk KNOWLTON, Diana Knowlton, Derrick Sell, Donna Sell, Paul Stone, Martha Stone, Kenneth Febbo, Andrea Febbo, and Evelyn Anderson, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES BRASS CORPORATION, Shell Oil Company d/b/a Shell Chemical Company, and Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Appellees. Emery KOCHIE, Susan Kochie, Roger Allam, Kathy Marie Allam-Rogers, Robert H. Barnett, Donna Barnett, Michael Barry, Lucia Barry, Niraj Baxi, Bernadette Baxi, Steve Baxter, Karan Baxter, Thomas Beier, Dana Beier, David L. Blasi, Keith Brooks, Patricia Brooks, Richard A. Casas, Gail E. Casas, Carl Chandler, Kimberly Chandler, Clifford Chaney, Teresa Chaney, Andrea Chappa, Michael R. Cherry, Joni K. Cherry, Walter Clark, Ginger Clark, Anthony Damommio, Dorothy Damommio, William Daniel, Kathryn Daniel, Joe Davis, Merry Davis, Kenneth Davis, Jr., Susan Davis, Jimmy Dickinson, Barbara Dickinson, William Donzell, Cheryl Donzell, Mark Dugan, Sherry Dugan, Leroy Gant, Mae Gant, James Getto, Gwynn Getto, Clayton Gibbons, Ava Gibbons, William Gunderson, Jr., Tina Gunderson, Charlie Harrell, Jr., Mary Ann Harrell, Roger Hayes, Sandra Hayes, Bruce Hesse, Theresa Hesse, William Hill, Carolyn Hill, Carlos Hill, Trudy Hill, Randall Horton, Kim Horton, James Huckaby, Janice Huckaby, William Jonas, Linda Jonas, Richard Kamper, Gail Kamper, Blair Kilgallen, Rachel Kilgallen, Glenn Kondikoff, Janet Kondikoff, Scot Krewson, Kim Krewson, Scott Cummings Lamb, Donna Lamb, James Ledford, Robin Lent, Dolly Lent, Viraj Lertsirisakron, Penpit Lertsirisakron, Patrick Manning, Janet Manning, Stirling Mays, Cynthia Mays, James McClure, Claudia McClure, James Means, Kristine Means, Erik Meintser, Michelle Meintser, Bennie Miles, Kim Miles, Troy Mitchell, Jr., Holly Mitchell, Robert Nail, Maria Nail, Charles Ortiz, Patricia Ortiz, Chris Partezana, Patricia Partezana, Jeanne Patton, David Rawls, Evelyn Rawls, Bruce Robbins, Nancy Robbins, Bret Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Terry Rogers, Carol Rogers, Ronald Sherwinski, Joellyn Sherwinski, David Smith, Jana Smith, William Smith, Linda Smith, Charles Smith, Janet Hull Smith, Benny Stafford, Elizabeth Stafford, Curtis M. Staggs, Ranada A. Staggs, Danny Strait, Carla Strait, Jack Tittle, Nancy Tittle, Robert Upton, Lavisa Upton, Don Vaughn, Julie Vaughn, John Watts, Susan Watts, Richard Williams, and Paula Williams, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES BRASS CORPORATION, Appellee. UNITED STATES BRASS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Emery KOCHIE, Susan Kochie, Roger Allam, Kathy Marie Allam-Rogers, Robert H. Barnett, Donna Barnett, Michael Barry, Lucia Barry, Niraj Baxi, Bernadette Baxi, Steve Baxter, Karan Baxter, Thomas Beier, Dana Beier, David L. Blasi, Keith Brooks, Patricia Brooks, Richard A. Casas, Gail E. Casas, Carl Chandler, Kimberly Chandler, Clifford Chaney, Teresa Chaney, Andrea Chappa, Michael R. Cherry, Joni K. Cherry, Walter Clark, Ginger Clark, Anthony Damommio, Dorothy Damommio, William Daniel, Kathryn Daniel, Joe Davis, Merry Davis, Kenneth Davis, Jr., Susan Davis, Jimmy Dickinson, Barbara Dickinson, William Donzell, Cheryl Donzell, Mark Dugan, Sherry Dugan, Leroy Gant, Mae Gant, James Getto, Gwynn Getto, Clayton Gibbons, Ava Gibbons, William Gunderson, Jr., Tina Gunderson, Charlie Harrell, Jr., Mary Ann Harrell, Roger Hayes, Sandra Hayes, Bruce Hesse, Theresa Hesse, William Hill, Carolyn Hill, Carlos Hill, Trudy Hill, Randall Horton, Kim Horton, James Huckaby, Janice Huckaby, William Jonas, Linda Jonas, Richard Kamper, Gail Kamper, Blair Kilgallen, Rachel Kilgallen, Glenn Kondikoff, Janet Kondikoff, Scot Krewson, Kim Krewson, Scott Cummings Lamb, Donna Lamb, James Ledford, Robin Lent, Dolly Lent, Viraj Lertsirisakron, Penpit Lertsirisakron, Patrick Manning, Janet Manning, Stirling Mays, Cynthia Mays, James McClure, Claudia McClure, James Means, Kristine Means, Erik Meintser, Michelle Meintser, Bennie Miles, Kim Miles, Troy Mitchell, Jr., Holly Mitchell, Robert Nail, Maria Nail, Charles Ortiz, Patricia Ortiz, Chris Partezana, Patricia Partezana, Jeanne Patton, David Rawls, Evelyn Rawls, Bruce Robbins, Nancy Robbins, Bret Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Terry Rogers, Carol Rogers, Ronald Sherwinski, Joellyn Sherwinski, David Smith, Jana Smith, William Smith, Linda Smith, Charles Smith, Janet Hull Smith, Benny Stafford, Elizabeth Stafford, Curtis M. Staggs, Ranada A. Staggs, Danny Strait, Carla Strait, Jack Tittle, Nancy Tittle, Robert Upton, Lavisa Upton, Don Vaughn, Julie Vaughn, John Watts, Susan Watts, Richard Williams, and Paula Williams, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Fleming, P.C., George M. Fleming, Mark A. Hovenkamp, James R. Moriarty, Houston, for appellants.

Nelson & Bingham, Kurt T. Nelson, Loreta Huffard Rea, Susman Godfrey, Tracy K. Christopher, H. Lee Godfrey, Vinson & Elkins, Daniel A. Hyde, Mary Lou Strange, Houston, for appellees.

Before SAM BASS, COHEN and WILSON, JJ.


OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.*

In two separate appeals, the plaintiff homeowners1 and United States Brass Corporation (U.S. Brass) appeal, respectively, from a summary judgment based on the affirmative defenses of res judicata and limitations, and a final judgment based on a jury verdict2 entered by the court below.

The trial court entered a take-nothing summary judgment...

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