Johnson v. Edmonds

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a default judgment in a suit for the recovery of a referral fee and attorneys’ fees brought by Charles Edmonds against Ronald Johnson. The sole point of error is that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant a new trial to the appellant.

We affirm.

The facts relevant to the sole point of error are undisputed. Suit against the appellant was filed by the appellee on August 14, 1985, and a citation with a copy of plaintiff’s original petition was served upon the appellant on August 15, 1985. The return of citation was filed on August…