United Business MacHine, Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Media, Inc.

817 S.W.2d 120 (1991)

UNITED BUSINESS MACHINE, INC., Appellant,

v.

SOUTHWESTERN BELL MEDIA, INC., Appellee.

No. 01-90-00527-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

September 12, 1991.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1991.

J. Stephen Ryan, Houston, for appellant.

D. Brent Wells, Houston, for appellee.

Before MIRABAL, DUGGAN and O'CONNOR, JJ.

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether a trial court must hold an oral hearing, if a defendant requests one, before the trial court can properly grant a plaintiff's motion for sanctions for defendant's failure to obey a…