Legal Opinion
Buddy L. Inc. v. General Trailer Co., Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided April 25, 1984No. 05-83-00132-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Justice.
Buddy “L”, Inc. and its insuror, Lloyd’s of London, brought suit against General Trailer Company, Inc. for damages to a truck tractor. General Trailer failed to file a timely answer and default judgment was entered on May 11,1979. Counsel for Buddy “L”, Inc. did not provide the clerk with the last known mailing address of General Trailer as required by TEX.R.CIV.P. 239a, therefore, General Trailer did not receive timely notice of the default judgment so as to allow the filing of a motion for new trial. Immediately upon the expiration of time to file a motion for new trial,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Alexander v. HagedornTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Petro-Chemical Transport, Inc. v. CarrollTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- Hanks v. RosserTexas Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Bank One, Texas, N.A. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Long v. McDermott, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
- Seay v. Travelers Indemnity Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Stolz v. Honeycutt, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
- Torchia v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1991
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