All City Glass & Mirror, Inc. v. McGraw Hill Information Systems Co.

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The trial court ruled that the appellant corporation had to be represented by an attorney and would not allow the corporation’s president, a non-lawyer, to appear on behalf of the corporation. We find no error in the court’s decision and affirm the judgment.

The appellee sued the appellant on the balance of an account, asking for $597.50. Jimmy Overton, the corporation’s president, filed an answer on behalf of the corporation and appeared at a hearing before the court. The trial judge struck the answer and would not allow Overton to act as counsel; the judge ruled that…