Legal Opinion
Gomez v. Bryant
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 16, 1988No. 08-87-00274-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODARD, Justice.
This is an appeal from a default judgment rendered against the Defendants on April 6, 1987. We affirm.
On May 4, 1987, a motion for new trial was filed.
On August 19, 1987, more than seventy-five days from the signing of the judgment, an order overruling the motion for a new trial was signed.
Point of Error No. One contends that the trial court erred in overruling Defendants’ motion for new trial. Plaintiffs contend that the trial court did not have jurisdiction to enter the order overruling the motion, and therefore no error could come from a nullity.
The order overruling…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- Ivy v. CarrellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Strackbein v. PrewittTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Laros v. HartmanTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Poynor v. Bowie Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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