Otis Elevator Co. v. Parmelee

OPINION

HECHT, Justice.

The trial court imposed sanctions in this case tantamount to rendering default judg*180ment against defendants, and awarded un-liquidated damages without hearing evidence. The court of appeals affirmed. 817 S.W.2d 731. We hold that the imposition of sanctions did not comport with our opinion in TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Powell, 811 S.W.2d 913 (Tex.1991), and that there is no evidence to support the award of damages. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Bennie Parmelee, Jr. obtained a divorce from Maurine Parmelee for the third time in January…