Verkin v. Southwest Center One, Ltd.

I respectfully dissent. I would affirm the trial court’s judgment. The court complied with the rules as written, and the majority is simply saying that the court should have been more lenient and relaxed with its rules. In saying that the court abused its discretion by not granting the continuance, the majority is in effect substituting its judgment for that of the trial court.

In appellant’s sole point of error, he argues: 1) the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant his motion for continuance; 2) it abused its discretion in denying him leave to file an amended answer and…