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SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP. v. SWANSON

No. 95-0355.

959 S.W.2d 171 (1997)

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION and Schlumberger Limited, Petitioners, v. John SWANSON, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda L. Addison, Roger Townsend, Joy M. Soloway, Hugh E. Tanner, Blake Tartt, Houston, Ben Taylor, Dallas, Joe R. Greenhill, Austin, for petitioners.

F. Eric Fryar, Evelyn Jo Wilson, Houston, Franklin Jones, Jr., Marshall, Douglas Laycock, Russell J. Weintraub, Austin, Kendall C. Montgomery, Houston, Stephen D. Susman, Dallas, John M. O'Quinn, Houston, Luther H. Soules, III, San Antonio, William Powers, Jr., Pamela Stanton Baron, Austin, for respondents.

ENOCH, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a commercial dispute. In settling this dispute, the Swansons signed a release that disclaimed reliance on the representations of Schlumberger. The question is whether this disclaimer precludes, as a matter of law, the Swansons from recovering damages against Schlumberger for fraudulently inducing them to settle. The trial court granted a judgment for Schlumberger notwithstanding the jury's verdict for the...

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