Jefa Co. v. Mustang Tractor & Equipment Co.

OPINION

ELLIS, Justice.

Jefa Company, Inc., appellant, appeals the striking of its pleadings as sanctions for discovery abuse. Appellant sued Mustang Tractor and Equipment Company (“Mustang”) and Caterpillar, Inc. (“Caterpillar”), referred to collectively as “appellees,” seeking damages and an injunction. Appellant alleged that appellees violated TexBus. & Com.Code Ann. § 15.01 et seq. (Vernon 1987), claiming it had been forced to cease its operations as a result of appellees’ acts. The trial court, finding that appellant abused discovery and violated court orders, struck appellant’s pleadings.…