Fact Pattern 1-1
The Texas Supreme Court decides the case of Livewire Co. v. Power Corp. Of nine justices, five believe the judgment should be in Livewire's favor. Justice Bellamy, one of the five, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who believe the judgment should be in Power's favor join in a third separate opinion.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 1-1. The opinion joined by the four justices who favor Power is known as

Question

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A dissenting opinion is written by justices who disagree with the majority decision of the court. In this case, the four justices who favor Power are in the minority, thus their opinion is a dissenting opinion.

Fact Pattern 1-1 The Texas Supreme Court Decides the Case of Livewire Co