Caddell v. Gray

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by appellant (defendant) Caddell from an order of the trial court reinstating a case which it had theretofore dismissed for want of prosecution.

On September 30,1975 the trial court in a blanket order reciting that proper notice having been given pursuant to Rule 165a TRCP, dismissed 213 cases from its docket for want of prosecution, including the instant case.

On February 2, 1976 appellees’ attorney filed motion to reinstate such case alleging that he first learned of such dismissal on January 30, 1976.

Appellant opposed such motion for…