Legal Opinion
Hancock v. Gathright
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 19, 1970No. 4872PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HALL, Justice.
The appellant was defendant in the trial court. He appeals from an order reinstating this case after it had been dismissed for want of prosecution.
Plaintiff’s original petition was filed on August 18, 1967. Judgment was rendered dismissing the case on July 14, 1969. A written order evidencing the judgment of dismissal was filed with the clerk on July 24, 1969. It recited that the plaintiff failed to appear at a setting on July 14th and prosecute his suit.
On August 7, 1969, plaintiff filed a motion to reinstate. Defendant answered the motion on August 13th. Plaintiff filed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Green v. GreenTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by7 opinions
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