C/S SOLUTIONS, INC. v. ENERGY MAINT. SERV. GROUP

Nos. 01-05-01020-CV, 01-07-00168-CV, 01-07-01054-CV.

274 S.W.3d 299 (2008)

C/S SOLUTIONS, INC., Appellant, v. ENERGY MAINTENANCE SERVICES GROUP LLC; Energy Maintenance Services Company, LP; EMS Measurement Services LP; Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC; EMS Pipeline Services LLC; Arthur Robbins; and Tim Nesler, Appellees. C/S Solutions, Inc.; Greg Young; David Galdamez; and Earl Longoria, Appellants, v. EMS Measurement Services LP; EMS Pipeline Services LLC; Energy Maintenance Services Company, LP; Energy Maintenance Services Group; Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC; Energy Maintenance Services Group LLC; Tim Nesler; Arthur Robbins; and Harvey Schnitzer, Appellees. In re C/S Solutions, Inc., Relator.

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

October 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd E. Kelley, Lloyd E. Kelley & Associates, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

William H. Luck Jr., Humble, TX, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices NUCHIA and HIGLEY.


OPINION

SAM NUCHIA, Justice.

In these two appeals and mandamus, we must decide the effect of nonsuits and the res judicata effect of a county-court-at-law judgment on a related lawsuit in district court. We affirm the county-court appeal, reverse the district-court appeal, and dismiss as moot the mandamus proceeding.

Facts

The underlying controversy arises out of a 2001 contract between appellant C/S Solutions, Inc. and Hanover Measurement...

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