Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Bennett

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 17, 1994No. A14-93-00112-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a default judgment resulting from appellant’s failure to file an answer to a Motion in Suit Affecting the Parent Child Relationship. Appellant raises nine points of error. We reverse and remand because appellant filed an answer before the default judgment was granted.

In his first six points of error appellant complains that the trial court erred by granting appellee a default judgment because: 1) appellant had an answer on file; 2) appellant was not notified of the date of trial; 3) there was no evidence that notice of the trial…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davis v. JefferiesTexas Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Reitmeyer v. Charm Craft PublisherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hock v. Salaices, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
  2. $429.30 in United States Currency v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
  3. Hock v. Salaices, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998

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