Shamrock Oil Co. v. Gulf Coast Natural Gas, Inc.

OPINION

BRISTER, Chief Justice.

The appellants, Shamrock Oil Company, Stephen F. Melton, 1 and Laura Melton, appeal from a judgment entered against them in favor of the appellees, Gulf Coast Natural Gas, Inc., Talisman Oil & Gas Company, and Raccoon Bend Exploration, L.L.C. After striking Shamrock’s answer in a sanctions order and defaulting the Meltons for non-appearance, the trial court entered a final judgment against all appellants jointly and severally for $8,574,890.83. Because we find the record supports neither the sanctions nor the default order, we reverse the judgment and remand for…