Quita, Inc. v. Haney

OPINION

ARNOT, Justice.

Quita, Inc. filed suit against G. Lee Haney for damages. When the case was called for trial, Quita did not appear, and the trial court dismissed its case for want of prosecution. Quita appeals the trial court’s refusal to reinstate its case. The judgment of the trial court is reversed and remanded.

This suit was filed on May 12, 1988. Depositions were taken, hearings were held on discovery matters, and the case was set for trial on September 18, 1989, and again on December 4, 1989. Both settings were continued on the motion of Haney. On March 22, 1990, Quita substituted…