Jordan v. Jordan

OPINION

GAULTNEY, Justice.

This bill of review case is an effort by Kathy and Jerry Jordan to set aside a $1,000,000 default judgment entered against them. The key issue on appeal is whether the subsequent judgment entered in the bill of review proceeding properly set aside the default judgment. We hold that the default judgment was properly vacated and we affirm the subsequent take-nothing judgment.

The Faots

This decade-long litigation has its origin in a family camping trip to the lake. On Sunday, April 28, 1989, Susan Jordan and her husband, Ron Jordan, were camping near Lake Sam Rayburn in…