Legal Opinion
Finis Welch v. Faye M. Monroe, Gayle E. Tittle, and David Free
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided November 3, 2004No. 10-03-00013-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-03-00013-CV
Finis Welch,
Appellant
v.
Faye M. Monroe,
Gayle E. Tittle, and David Free,
Appellees
From the 87th District Court
Leon County, Texas
Trial Court # 6254-B
MEMORANDUM Opinion
Plaintiff Finis Welch's case was abated because the trial court believed he lacked standing. After some time, Welch's case was dismissed for want of prosecution. Because we find that the abatement was in error and effectively blocked Welch from prosecuting his case, we reverse the dismissal of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
In July of 1994, David Free, a county surveyor, asked H. H. Salter to…
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