Opinion issued March 10, 2005
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-02-00158-CV
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EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, PATTIE ACKERMANN AND LEDA
KROLCZYK, CLIFFORD AHLHORN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARGRETE AHLHORN, THE
ESTATE OF MARGRETE AHLHORN, BRENT WESTON AND KAREN RENEE
MCDOWELL, DAVID T. ADAMS, THOMAS E. ALVAREZ, GARY M. AND
MARY E. ANDREWS, PAUL C. ARDOIN, JR., FRANCES E. AVERETT,
ROBERT H. BAIRD, RONALD L. AND WENDY BARR, DONALD H. AND
CYNTHIA L. BECK, OKIE BECK, DOUGLAS J. AND NANCY K. BLACK,
CAROL ANN BLANTON, LEROY AND MARY BOLLOM, STANLEY AND
CATHY BORDOVSKY, LORI KRAFT BORQUE, KEN AND SUSAN BOWMAN,
WENDELL W. AND LYNN M. BREAZEALE, MICHAEL R. AND DIANA L.
BRINKMEYER, JAMES R. AND PATRICIA BROWN, MARK A. AND LEAH
BRUMLOW, MICHAEL AND CYNTHIA BUCHANAN, JAMES AND TERRI
BUCKLEY, ROMAN F. AND CYNTHIA A. VEST BUJNOCH, DAVID CARNES
AND LINDA RAMSEY, WILLIAM AND SHIRLEY CANNAVINO, RUSSELL D.
AND BONNIE LYNN CARLSON, SAM AND KIM CARLTON, JAMES J. AND
CONNIE J. CASSENS, JAMES J. CHRISTY, CARL W. AND SUSAN CLARK,
MICHAEL AND SUZANNE CLAXTON, MELODIE COOPER, GAIL
CORTELYOU, SUSAN D. COVINGTON, GRADY AND CLOIS CRAWFORD,
ANTONIO AND NILDA CUELLAR, WILLIAM P. AND SUE E. DAY, SUSAN
JANE DEESLIE, MARIA T. DE LA FUENTE AND JUDITH A. WOOD, DUANE
E. DEGNER, JACKIE L. AND LILLIAN L. DILLON, KAREN RENEE DOHMAN,
KEVIN AND ELIZABETH DOMAIN, CYNTHIA J. DRISKILL, MARVIN J. AND
PAMELA A. DRODDY, KEITH AND HOLLY ENGLE, NICKOLAS AND
HUGHLEENE S. ERDELY, ROBERT W. AND LINDA S. ERDMAN, JR., PATSY
A. EUBANKS, JUAN AND MARIA EUFRACIO, MIKE EVANS, FAIRBANKS
ANIMAL CLINIC, INC., RICHARD E. AND KIMBERLY M. FAIRCLOTH,
DOUGLAS L. AND DEBRA G. FARES, DONNA FARRAR, GARY AND KAREN
FLEMING, GERARDO AND CATHY FLORES, BRANDON FOKKEN,
MARLOWE A. AND MARY M. FOKKEN, DAVID M. AND DEBBIE FOYT,
PHYLLIS J. GAMBLE, SHIRLEY GALIK, ARMANDO AND LUCIA GARCIA,
ROBERT D. AND JOVITA GARCIA, STEPHEN B. AND BRENDA GARNEY,
NORMAN K. AND LYNDA GARRISON, PAUL D. AND STEPHANIE K. GERKE,
TIMOTHY K. AND DEBORAH K. GLAVIN, HORACE DEAN AND JANICE M.
GOLDEN, MARK AND JENNIFER GOODRUM, MIKE AND BRENDA GORSKI,
ROGER D. AND DEBORAH GREER, LULENE GREGG, LANCE W.
GREMILLION, SHARON GREMILLION, JOE E. GUZMAN, JAMES L. HALL,
JR., LYNN HANSON, JAMES B. AND LAURIE HANEY, JR., MICHAEL D. AND
KIMBERLY Y. HANEY, TERRY D. HARGRAVE, LONNIE AND JO A.
HARRISON, JANICE L. HAYS, RICHARD A. AND BETTY J. HEATHCOTT,
ALICE K. HEDSTROM, STEVEN J. AND MARIE A. HENRY, STEVE AND
DARLA HENRY, CAROL HILMERS, CAROL HOHLE AS ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE ESTATE OF HERMINE LUECKE, THE ESTATE OF HERMINE
LUECKE, LONNIE E. AND CHERYL A. HOOD, DANIEL AND ALISON
HORSTMAN, ROBERT M. HUBBARD, GEORGE E. AND CATHERINE L.
JOHNSON, DANIEL AND PAMELLA JONES, PAUL AND DEBORAH JUREN,
STEVE N. AND CHRISTY KALOGERAS, GLENDA KEACH, MICKEY W. AND
VIRGINIA KEELING, EVA KELLEY, TITUS L. AND DONNA HOFFMAN
KELLEY, CHARLOTTE SUSAN KERR, RON AND SUSAN KING, DAVID B.
AND DENISE M. KIRBY, RAMANATH AND