Legal Opinion
Smith v. Mike Carlson Motor Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 28, 1996No. 2-95-086-CVPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LIVINGSTON, Justice.
Mike Carlson Motor Company (MCMC) sued Tony Smith for damages to cars on one of MCMC’s used car lots caused by a fire that started on Smith’s adjacent land. The court entered a final judgment against Smith when he failed to answer interrogatories and requests for admissions and faded to appear for a hearing on MCMC’s motion for summary judgment. Smith appeals in three points of error, claiming that the court erred in setting and hearing the motion for summary judgment, that his due process rights were violated because he did not receive notice of the hearing, and…
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