O'Connor v. Sam Houston Medical Hospital, Inc.

On Application for Writ of Error to the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas

Sam Houston Medical Hospital sued and obtained a judgment on a jury verdict against Dr. William O’Connor for an unpaid loan and breach of a lease. O’Connor appealed but did not supersede the judgment, and the Medical Hospital commenced post-judgment asset discovery. The trial court found O’Connor’s original and supplemental responses to be “inadequate and in bad faith” and twice ordered O’Connor to respond to discovery “in a full and forthright manner.” The second order sanctioned O’Connor $10,200, payable…