Joe E. Henderson v. Marilyn Kay Blalock

OPINION

Marc W. Brown, Justice.

The trial court dismissed appellant Joe E. Henderson’s suit for want of prosecution after it' had been pending for over three years with virtually no activity and Henderson failed to appear for trial. Henderson filed a motion to reinstate, arguing that his counsel overlooked the trial setting. That motion was overruled by operation of law. In this appeal, Henderson asserts that the trial court abused its discretion and that the judgment is void. We affirm.

Background

In July 2010, Henderson filed a petition for declaratory and injunctive relief against appellee…