J.D. Auto Corp. v. Michael H. Bell

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS JD AUTO CORP., § No. 08-22-00187-CV Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 384th Judicial District Court MICHAEL H. BELL, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 2021DCV0743) DISSENTING OPINION I respectfully dissent. I would have concluded JD Auto’s collateral attack fails to establish a due process violation as to both the reasonable-diligence inquiry and sufficiency of substituted service. In my view, Bell exercised reasonable diligence to personally serve JD Auto before moving for substituted service. Though the majority concludes…