Legal Opinion

City of Houston v. Malone

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 9, 1992No. A14-91-00880-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

Appellants appeal from the dismissal of a taxpayer delinquency case. In a single point of error appellants claim the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the case for want of prosecution. We affirm.

On June 29, 1990, appellants filed suit against Maggie Malone, appellee for delinquent property taxes. On June 19, 1991, the trial court dismissed the suit for want of prosecution. On July 18, 1991, appellants filed a motion to reinstate the case, which the trial court denied after a hearing. Appellants have filed no statement of facts of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. RotelloTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Bevil v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Bard v. Frank B. Hall & Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
  4. Frenzel v. BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Phillips v. WelchCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Jimenez v. Transwestern Property Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  2. Polk v. Southwest Crossing Homeowners Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. 3V, INC. v. JTS Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  4. Herrera v. Rivera, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
  5. Fox v. Wardy, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005

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