Boothe v. Hausler

The issue in this case is the sanction to be imposed on a party for failing to supplement interrogatories regarding the address of a witness. The trial court allowed the witness to testify over objection. The court of appeals affirmed, holding that a determination of good cause was within the trial court’s discretion. 762 S.W.2d 304. While we agree with this general statement of the law, the court of appeals misapplied the standard in this case, and we therefore reverse its judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

Sterling Price Boothe, III was assaulted in the foyer of the Cellar Door…