Legal Opinion
in Re Larry Blankenhagen and Dian Petty
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 17, 2016No. 14-16-00699-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
John Donovan Justice
On April 2, 2016, the Honorable Joseph J. “Tad” Halbach, Jr. of the 333rd District Court of Harris County (trial court) signed a Default Judgment in favor of relators Larry Blankenhagen and Dian Petty (Default Judgment).
On June 9, 2016, the trial court signed an Order denying relators’ motion for hearing on unliquidated damages, which sought the opportunity to prove the amount of relators’ damages (Order Denying Hearing on Damages). The trial court denied the motion because it concluded that the Default Judgment is a final judgment and its plenary jurisdiction had…
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