American General Fire & Casualty Co. v. Schattman

OPINION

KELTNER, Justice.

The issue in this mandamus proceeding is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to grant an order to reinstate a case 254 days after it had been dismissed for want of prosecution. While we hold the trial court did not have jurisdiction to reinstate, the issue is complicated because the record reflects that no notice of the dismissal was given to the plaintiff until 234 days after judgment was entered.

The real party in interest, Willie Mae Thompson, brought an action to set aside a worker’s compensation settlement agreement against the relator, American General Fire…